What is so remarkable about... by Harold Washington, an American Politician

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“What is so remarkable about the success of affirmative action is that it has been accomplished despite the Justice Department and the policies of the federal government.”

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Harold Washington

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Name: Harold Washington

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Apr 15, 1922

Date of Death: Nov 25, 1987

Profession: Politician

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What is so remarkable about the success of affirmative action is that it has been accomplished despite the Justice Department and the policies of the federal government.

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Affirmative action works but we're going to need to muster all our political resources if we are to keep it in place.

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Throughout American history many of our social gains and much of our progress toward democracy were made possible by the active intervention of the federal government.

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I am not interested in splitting the white vote.

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