On August 13, 1953, President Dwight D. Eisenhower established the Government Contract Compliance Committee. This committee was created to ensure that federal contractors were complying with nondiscrimination policies in their hiring practices, particularly related to race, religion, and national origin.
It was an important step towards promoting fairness and equal opportunity in the workplace, as it aimed to make sure that contractors doing business with the U.S. government were adhering to civil rights standards. The committee laid the groundwork for more formalized efforts that would come in later decades, including affirmative action and broader civil rights enforcement.
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