 
 <prompt> Wetin happun first, na Sherman land proposal or Order 11246? Based on di previous question, write one context wey contain di answer. E fit be 1 - 20 sentences. Context: <response>: Ideas for affirmative action start since the time of Reconstruction Era (1865-1877) wen former slaves no get di skills and resources for better living. For 1865, General William Tecumseh Sherman suggest say make dem share di land and property from Georgia give families of color wey come be di "Forty acres and a mule" policy. But e no too popular because of strong political opposition. Almost one century later (1950s-1960s), policies to help certain groups of people come up during di Civil Rights Movement. Di civil rights guarantees come from di interpretation of di Equal Protection Clause of di 14th Amendment. Di decisions come be known as affirmative action wey include both mandatory and voluntary programs to support di civil rights of people of color. These affirmative action programs dey protect people of color from di effects of past discrimination. For 1961, President John F. Kennedy become di first person to use di term "affirmative action" for Executive Order 10925 to make sure say government contractors "take affirmative action to ensure say applicants dey employed, and employees dey treated during employment, without regard to their race, creed, color, or national origin." Dis executive order show say government dey try create equal opportunities for all qualified people. Dis executive order later change and replace by Lyndon B. Johnson's Executive Order 11246 wey stop discrimination based on race, color, religion, and national origin by organizations wey dey receive federal contracts and subcontracts. For 1967, di order change to include sex too. The Reagan administration no gree with di affirmative action requirements of Executive Order 11246, but di proposed changes face opposition from both sides for Congress. 