Word: civilizations
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Secretary did win a brief respite from his headaches by traveling to Detroit, where he achieved a rare feat for a Republican leader: he received three standing ovations from the N.A.A.C.P.'s annual convention. Kemp admitted candidly that the G.O.P. was "nowhere to be found" in the great civil rights struggles of the 1960s and vowed that his party will change. He called on South Africa to "let our people go." But such pleasantries inevitably faded as he addressed the mess at HUD, earnestly vowing that he would "work for the people in need, not those motivated by greed...
Acknowledging the Court's--and the nation's--professed desire to do something about civil rights, Rom noted the lack of action. "We've had the will to say it, but not really to do it," he said...
...discussed the Court's recent rulings on civil rights issues, saying that particularly after the Court's ruling in Martin v. Wilks, advances that had been made years ago could be contested by "strangers to the [original] proceedings...
...decades after the enactment of "correctional" legislation--civil rights, affirmative action and welfare--Blacks are worse off than they were before. Unemployment, percentage on public assistance, unwed mothers and dropout rates among Blacks are all up, passing 1960s levels...
Prior to desegregation and the 1964 Civil Rights Act, Blacks themselves claimed a meritocracy was all they expected from society--an equal chance. Affirmative action in many ways matches many of the pre-1960s policies: it systematically rewards some and discriminates against others on the basis of race...