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Richard M. Daley announces hearings on minority set-asides
1media/EXH_RMD16_03_0006_0010_015A_thumb.jpg2020-03-06T21:16:27-06:00Anonymous51First page of press release, Mayor Richard M. Daley announces hearings on minority set-asides in Chicago.plain2020-03-06T21:16:27-06:00RMD16_03_0006_0010_015AAnonymous
During his tenure, Mayor Daley promoted affirmative action. He continued a program, initiated by Mayor Harold Washington (1983-1987), to set aside a percentage of city contracts for minority-owned and woman-owned enterprises, also known as MBE’s and WBE’s. But he faced legal obstacles.
Kelly Welsh, Chicago corporation counsel (1989-1993), explains the Richmond v. Croson decision (1989), which threatened to invalidate the city's program:
To meet the legal requirements imposed by the Croson decision, Daley testified to document past patterns of discrimination.
Julia Stasch comments on the difficulties the affirmative action program faced later in Daley's administration:
