A Supreme Court opinion, Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857), made this official by classifying slaves as a species of "private property." Even after slavery was abolished by the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865, American blacks, other minorities, and women continued to be deprived of some of the most elementary right of citizenship...
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During the Reconstruction, after the end of the Civil War, the Fourteenth Amendment was passed in 1868, making blacks citizens and promised them the "equal protection of the laws." In 1870 the Fifteenth Amendment was passed, which gave blacks the right to vote. Congress also passed a number of civil rights laws barring discrimination against blacks in hotels, theaters, and other places...
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Affirmative Action Affirmative action was put in place to remove discrimination, however, affirmative action does not remove the discrimination, it merely directs it to majorities instead of minorities...	1 / 129
Affirmative Action In addition to that, people say affirmative action is ok because it cures past discrimination. Discrimination wasn't ok when blacks were the ones getting the short end of the stick...	2 / 503
Has Affirmative Action Outlived Its Usefulness In The Workplace? Affirmative action isn’t useful in the workplace and may actually be causing harm. Affirmative action should be geared towards schools and universities so everyone regardless of race would have the opportunity to earn the qualifications employers are looking for...	2 / 300
Affirmative Action White men feel they are missing out on promotions and other opportunities due to affirmative action. Even many minorities and women, who support affirmative action, feel the benefits are no longer worth its side effect of the perception that their success is unearned...	2 / 295