Civil Rights Was Also About Rewarding Merit
Why it is Still Needed Today to Reduce Disparities
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…




