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Preface; Introduction; Part I: 1845-1900 Affirmation Of, and LimitationsOn, The Citizenship Status of African Americans, Women and the Disabled, inLegislative Action, Judicial Rulings, and Public Policy Decisions; Part II:1900-1963 "Affirmative Action," Early Usage of the Term and Foreshadowing inExecutive Orders, Judicial Rulings, and State and Federal Laws; Progressivismand World War I; The 1920s; The 1930s; World War II; Post-War Era; TheEisenhower Administration; The Kennedy Era; Part III: 1964-1972; TheAdministration of Lyndon Johnson; The Administration of Richard Nixon; TheFinal Nixon Years; The Interim Years of Gerald Ford: The Administration ofJimmy Carter; The Reagan-Bush Years; Administration of William JeffersonClinton; Bibliography; Index.