After the Nixon administration, advancements in affirmative action became less prevalent. "During the brief Ford administration, affirmative action took a back seat, while enforcement stumbled along.":145 Equal rights was still an important subject to many Americans, yet the world was changing and new issues were being raised. People began to look at affirmative action as a glorified issue of the past and now there were other areas that needed focus. "Of all the triumphs that have marked this as America's Century –...none is more inspiring, if incomplete, than our pursuit of racial justice." COUNT 3
QSN1 In terms of advancement, what happened to the progression of affirmative action after the Nixon administration? ANS1 became less prevalent QSN2 What was one of the primary reasons that the issue of affirmative action lost its momentum? ANS2 there were other areas that needed focus QSN3 Which administration allowed affirmative action to take a backseat to other issues? ANS3 Ford