Chad Aaron Hall
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Chad Aaron Hall
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His uncle Hulan had been the first black man to operate a grinding machine at the plant. Later, Hulan became the first (and last) black foreman. Uncle Hulan had taught Wally that a black man had to work twice as hard to get half as far, and even then, folks would grumble that he’d gotten the job only because of affirmative action.
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Do minorities have to work twice as hard to prove themselves because of affirmative action?
This seems to insinuate that if merit was the only deciding factor in employment, then it would never even occur to Wally’s white co-workers that he hadn’t earned hi place.
He also saw the dangers in sectionalism (North vs. South) and warned that political factions gaining enough power could seek to obstruct the execution of the laws that were created by Congress and could prevent the three branches from properly performing their duties as outlined in the Constitution.
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