affirmative action minorities deserve reimbursement for past and continuing injustices
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Affirmative Action
Minorities deserve reimbursement for past and continuing injustices
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www.state.tn.us/labor-wfd/affirmact/affirmative.pdf
Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemp. Rate
% of Labor Force
U.S
Total 149 321 000 141 730 000 7 591 000 5.1% 100
White Males
122 299 000 116 949 000 5 350 000 4.4% 81.9
Black 17 013 000 15 313 000 1 700 000 10.0% 11.4
Asian 6 503 000 6 244 000 259 000 4.0% 4.4
Other Races
3 506 000 3 224 000 282 000 8.0% 2.3
Hispanic 19 823 000 18 632 000 1 191 000 6.0% 13.3
Females 69 288 000 65 757 000 3 531 000 5.1% 46.4
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slavery1: the state of being under the control of another person 2: the practice of owning slaves 3: work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay
SLAVERY
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Historian Roger Wilkins says …
The Declaration of Independence, I think, is one of the most remarkable documents in the world. . . 'Inalienable rights.'. . 'Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness'. . . 'We hold these
truths to be self-evident.'. . . But it didn't apply to black folks. Blacks have a 375-year history on this continent: 245 involving
slavery, 100 involving discrimination, and only 30 involving
anything else.
http://innercity.org/holt/chron_1790_1829.html
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over 693 094 slaves in just over 10 states or countries
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Definitions
Discrimination - to make a distinction in favor of or against a person or thing on the basis of the group, class, or category to which the person or thing belongs rather than according to actual merit
Oppression - the offense, committed by a public official, of wrongfully inflicting injury, such as bodily harm or imprisonment, upon another individual
www.dictionary.reference.com
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over 693 094 slaves in just over 10 states or countries
The Declaration of Independence, I think, is one of the most remarkable documents in the world. . . 'Inalienable rights.'. . 'Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness'. . . 'We hold these truths to be self-evident.'. . . But it didn't apply to black folks.