Epilogue What to a Black Person Is Affirmative Action?

In the Declaration of Independence, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are articulated as rights to which all “men” are entitled. These rights are placed within the context of equality. It is proposed in this article that the Declaration of Independence provides the material for Douglass�...

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Published inThe American behavioral scientist (Beverly Hills) Vol. 41; no. 2; pp. 272 - 279
Main Authors MILLER, FAYNEESE, BIRAL, ROBERT
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Thousand Oaks SAGE Publications 01.10.1997
A. De Grazia
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Abolition of slavery
Affirmative action
Black American people
Blacks
Civil rights
Declaration of Independence-US
Democracy
Douglass, Frederick (1818-1895)
Equal rights
Equality
Equity
Factors
Happiness
Human rights
Independence
Independence Day
Inequality
King, Martin Luther Jr (1929-1968)
Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)
Men
Minority & ethnic groups
Positive discrimination
Race
Society
Speeches
U.S.A
New York
United States > US
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Summary:In the Declaration of Independence, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are articulated as rights to which all “men” are entitled. These rights are placed within the context of equality. It is proposed in this article that the Declaration of Independence provides the material for Douglass's, Lincoln's, and King's reinterpretation and reiteration of the rights and principles of democracy and equality. Affirmative action is presented as a contemporary example of a rewrite or reinterpretation of the Declaration of Independence. Specifically, it is proposed that affirmative action is the means by which equity, rather than equality, can be realized.
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ISSN:0002-7642
1552-3381
DOI:10.1177/0002764297041002010