Ever since he was Governor of California, Ronald Reagan has had to fend off charges that he is insensitive to minorities. So there was surprise last week when the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights released two letters written by its black chairman, Clarence Pendleton Jr., to Reagan, criticizing the President for doing too much to help minorities. Among the actions that Pendleton protested: holding a White House luncheon for Administration blacks. Wrote he: "You did not appoint people by color or gender. Why convene them for [that] reason?" He also chided Reagan...
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