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Sources: Melissa Linenberger, 785-532-4392, mwaso@k-state.edu;
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News release prepared by: Katie Mayes, 785-532-6415, kmayes@k-state.edu

Monday, March 30, 2009

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION'S HISTORY AND FUTURE TO BE TOPIC OF K-STATE'S DOROTHY L. THOMPSON CIVIL RIGHTS 1xbet sports betting APRIL 2

MANHATTAN -- The life of Arthur Fletcher, assistant secretary of labor in the Nixon administration and known as the father of affirmative action, will be explored at Kansas State University's Dorothy L. Thompson Civil Rights 1xbet sports betting .

Mark 1xbet sports betting , associate professor and head of the department of political science at Washburn University, will present "Arthur Fletcher: What Would the Father of Affirmative Action Think of his Child Today?" at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 2, in Hale Library's Hemisphere Room. The lecture is free and open to the public.

1xbet sports betting , who primarily teaches American politics, public policy and public administration, had no deep knowledge of the civil rights movement and federal policies on race until he was offered the opportunity in 2003 to interview Fletcher, a Washburn alumnus. The interview produced nearly 11 hours of video and a desire on the part of 1xbet sports betting to find out more about Fletcher and the lives of his African-American contemporaries following World War II. 1xbet sports betting 's lecture is based on his subsequent research.

The Dorothy L. Thompson 1xbet sports betting series was established to recognize Thompson's contributions to the field of human rights on campuses throughout Kansas and the nation. Thompson was associated with K-State from 1971 until her death in 1992. During that time she was K-State's director of affirmative action and associate university attorney.

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