What encouraged sectionalism in 19th century?

Sectionalism in the 19th century

In the United States

Sectionalism in 1800s America refers to the different lifestyles, social structures, customs, and the political values of the North and the South. ... Southerners defended slavery in part by claiming that Northern factory workers toiled under worse conditions and were not cared for by their employers.

affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts