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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Graig Graziosi

Trump executive order rescinds ban on ‘segregated’ facilities for federal contractors, conflicting with federal law

Donald Trump has overturned an executive order signed by Lyndon B Johnson in 1965 to jettison a requirement that federal contractors must enforce rules against segregation in their workplaces.

The General Services Administration last month issued a memo to all federal agencies pointing out that Trump’s order no longer requires businesses paid with taxpayer dollars in contracts to ensure they won’t have facilities like segregated dining areas for Black and white employees.

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