After the United States Congress passed the Civil Rights Act in 1964, it
             became apparent that certain business traditions, such as seniority status and
             aptitude tests, prevented total equality in employment. Then President, Lyndon
             B. Johnson, decided something needed to be done to remedy these flaws. On
             September 24, 1965, he issued Executive Order #11246 at Howard University that
             required federal contractors "to take Affirmative Action to ensure that
             applicants are employed . . . without regard to their race, creed, color, or
             national origin (Civil Rights)." With the signing of that order, and without
             knowing it, President Johnson created reverse discrimination.
             Affirmative Action was created in an effort to help minorities leap the
             discriminative barriers that were ever so present when the bill was first
             enacted, in 1965. At this time, the country was in the wake of nationwide civil-
             rights demonstrations, and racial tension was at an all time high. Most of the
             corporate executive and managerial positions were occupied by White Males, who
             controlled the hiring and firing of employees. The U.S. government, in 1965,
             believed that these employers were discriminating against Minorities and
             believed that there was no better time than the present to bring about change.
             This action, that started with good intentions, would later lead to a different
             and more complex form of discrimination.
             When the Civil Rights Law passed, Minorities, especially African-
             Americans, believed that they should receive retribution for the earlier years
             of discrimination they endured. The government responded by passing laws to
             aide them in attaining better employment as reprieve for the previous two
             hundred years of suffering their race endured at the hands of the White Man. To
             many people the passing of these laws was an effort in the right direction.
             Supporters of Affirmative Actio...