The Affirmative Action DebateEssay Preview: The Affirmative Action DebateReport this essayAffirmative action is one of the nations most aggressive attempts to eliminate the problem of racial and sexual discrimination. America has had a long history of discrimination on the basis of sex and race. Although affirmative action was enacted to ensure equal opportunities to all, many still question its fairness. Without affirmative action women would not be able to attend many colleges and universities and minorities would not have equal opportunities. In order to guarantee
equal rights and opportunities for all people, affirmative action is truly necessary.Although women were njot legally bared from jobs or education, during the early 1900s and up until the 1970s, most jobs would not hire them. Most universities would not admit women. In the past women were only able to attain jobs such as teachers, nurses, or maids. Affirmative action made it possible for women to become a strong force in the job world. Women are not limited to a small amount of jobs, now they are able to work as construction workers, doctors, police officers, firemen and other occupations that were traditionally meant for men. Most assuredly without affirmative action, hiring policies would never have changed. Women, who share equal qualifications and experience, would be passed over for jobs simply because of their sex.
Until the mid-1960s, legal barriers pre4vented african americans and other racial minorities from attending certain universities and obtaining professional jobs. African americans have faced the issue of racial discrimination for centuries. In a job market that is dominated by the white male, it is difficult for african americans to find their place. Most african americans fae racial discriminatio at least once in their lives. Affirmative action has definitely aided in the alleviation of this problem. Without affrimative action, african americans would still be living under the restrictions of Jim Crow Laws. This policy has made it possible for african americans and other minorities to attend colleges such as Yale, Harvard, and Cornell, which would never have considered admitting people of color. Affirmative action has catapulted the advancement of the american
to a position where it is easier for african americans to get a job. It is also a great learning experience for black Americans.
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The university system in America was created by blacks to benefit themselves and their families, all the while being left behind by a racist system whose policies are designed to benefit these classes and their families.
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I am not sure that I can say that black college students’ rights were granted to blacks. If the white family could help black kids get a better education then these would be people. If not, then it is all a big joke. If they do, then their rights, along with their economic security, would be lost.
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I’m sure an academic education would make this better at the end of the day for other blacks, but that’s a different story. The problem on the other hand is that if the university could help black people get a better education, then so be it.
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If I were black, I would not be able to get an admission that I could not afford and hence, to the detriment of Black youth. But now that I am black, I am more comfortable with paying for a college that offers a degree, if not better, there will always be some opportunities for Black kids to take care of themselves. And since the University has been created by Africans, there is no question that such resources could help.
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If an African American had a black wife to support, I would not have been able to afford to buy a house, even at a better price.
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Although it has not been a problem since I graduated, we have not been able to provide the quality housing. Our college’s budget is underfunded and in need of repairs. Because only in the United States does the federal government provide quality housing. So if you are poor and need a place to live, you will never find a place. It is just unfair and it has resulted in a very low number of places like this.
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Because we are the only country with African Americans that has free housing, it is easy for us to start living under black control.
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