Affirmative Action
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." (Declaration of Independence)
The policy of affirmative action was developed in the mid 1960's to offer equal opportunity employment and education to women and minorities.
In its tumultuous, nearly 40 years of existence, affirmative action has been both praised and pilloried as an answer to racial inequality. …
