Affirmative Action
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Affirmative
Action Timeline
Provides a timeline of affirmative action milestones
from the 1960s to the 2000s. From infoplease.com, which is part of
Family Education Network, the owner of the Information Please®
brand and the Information Please Almanac product line.
American Civil Rights Institute
Includes news, state by state information on initiatives, laws, and constitutional amendments to end affirmative action, including California’s Proposition 209, which passed in 1996. From The American Civil Rights Institute, a national organization “created to educate the public on the harms of racial and gender preferences.”
Exploring Constitutional Conflicts: Affirmative Action
This site describes recent court cases involving education and Affirmative Action, including the 2007 Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District Supreme Court Case. Maintained by the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law.
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Affirmative
Action Review
A report made to the Clinton government that reviews
the history and rationale of affirmative action and provides empirical
research and justification for the continuing need for affirmative
action. Developed by White House under President Clinton.
Ten
Myths About Affirmative Action
An online version of an essay which first appeared in
the Journal of Social Issues that uses statistics to debunk many anti-affirmative
action arguments.
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American Civil Rights
Institute
Includes news, information on California’s
Proposition 209, a biography of Ward Connerly (ACRI founder
and main proponent of Proposition 290), and a link to the ACRI’s
newsletter “The Egalitarian.” From The American
Civil Rights Institute, a national organization “created
to educate the public about racial and gender preferences.”
Step the Divisive Emphasis on Race!
News briefs and a link to an article entitled “Impact
of Affirmative Action on Whites.” From adversity.net,
an organization founded in 1997 that is against the use of any
racial, ethnic, or gender preferences.
Vote 96 - Proposition 209
Information from the California Secretary of State about proposition 209, a constitutional amendment passed by California voters on November 5, 1996 that bans the state from granting preferential treatment on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, or national origin. It is now Artilcle1, Section31 of the California Constitution.
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Law
The
Origins of Affirmative Action
A history of the U.S. Constitutional Amendments,
Supreme Court rulings, executive orders, and Civil Rights Acts
relating to affirmative action. From the National Organization
for Women, an organization that supports affirmative action.
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December 6, 2011
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