Affirmative action in federal contracting, as described in Lyndon Johnson's Executive Order 11246 and similar civil rights legislation, influenced African Americans and Latinxs by:
A) ending quota programs which had previously helped them gain jobs under federal contracts
B) opening up low-wage work to Chinese immigrants, creating more competition for jobs
C) granting preferential treatment to non-White job applicants
D) helping them secure employment in what had been a primarily White employment sector
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