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Civil Rights Was Also About Rewarding Merit

Why it is Still Needed Today to Reduce Disparities

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Karl Miller
Mar 13, 2023
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This was originally published 2/26/23 on KarlMiller.org

An important aspect of the civil rights movement that is often not acknowledged is that it wasn't just about fighting for equal rights based on color, it was also about meritocracy. Many blacks didn't just want rights because of their color. They wanted rights because in many cases they were the mos…

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