President Clinton faced criticism from some African Americans for his refusal to fight to get Lani Guinier appointed as

A) a justice on the U.S.Supreme Court.
B) head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division.
C) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
D) chair of the Civil Rights Commission.

Civil Rights Division

A division of the U.S. Department of Justice tasked with enforcing federal statutes prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, disability, religion, familial status, and national origin.

Lani Guinier

A legal scholar known for her work in civil rights law and the first woman of color appointed to a tenured professorship at Harvard Law School.

Justice Department

A federal executive department of the U.S. government responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice.