Title

Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972

Authors

John W. Dietrich, Bryant University

Document Type

Article

Comments

Entry in: Affirmative Action: An Encyclopedia / edited by James A. Beckman. Published in Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2004.

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Keywords

Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972;Affirmative action programs;United States;Encyclopedias

Publisher

Greenwood Press

Publication Source

Affirmative Action: An Encyclopedia

Abstract

The Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 amended and strengthened Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which had made it illegal for employers to discriminate against any individual because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.