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Arthur Fletcher

1924–2005

United States

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Arthur Allen Fletcher (born Edward Arthur Allen; December 22, 1924 – July 12, 2005) was an American government official and Republican politician, he was a pioneer of affirmative action as he was largely responsible for the Revised Philadelphia Plan.

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