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...accused of using minority status to land a $1.3 million contract with the California energy commissiona in 1989, before the state law requiring a 15% set-aside for minority contractors took effect. Connerly only disclosed his race when required. "I felt that it could be damaging to my business to become identified as a minority firm," he says. "You get pigeonholed, and people begin to think that you only got the business because you are a minority...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RACE IN AMERICA: FAIRNESS OR FOLLY? | 6/23/1997 | See Source »

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