Trump administration removes ban on 'segregated facilities' in federal contracts
- The Trump administration has lifted a ban on segregated facilities for federal contractors, allowing practices like separate waiting rooms and restaurants.
- Civil rights advocates express concern that this decision reverses decades of progress in racial equity and civil rights.
- Ben Crump, a civil rights attorney, stated that the change sends a 'clear message,' despite segregation remaining illegal.
- The American Civil Liberties Union condemned the move, calling it an attempt to undo decades of federal anti-discrimination policy.
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Trump Seeks to Roll Back LBJ’s Civil Rights Legacy
“President Trump has embarked on a systematic effort to unravel Lyndon B. Johnson’s civil rights legacy, rolling back protections that have shaped American life for nearly six decades,” Axios reports. “Backlash to the racial justice movement of 2020 has overshadowed a more fundamental, long-standing conservative goal: Turning back the clock on the sweeping societal changes of 1965.” “The Trump administration’s aggressive push to reverse LBJ’s si…
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