Affirmative action lasted over 50 years: 3 essential reads explaining how it ended
- Written by Howard Manly, Race + Equity Editor, The Conversation US
Harvard students protesting on July 1, 2023, after the Supreme Court's ruling against affirmative action.Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty ImagesEver since U.S. President Lyndon Johnson enacted affirmative action in 1965, white conservatives have challenged the use of race in college admissions.
Their arguments against such policies are...
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