Epilogue What to a Black Person Is Affirmative Action?

• Published in: The American behavioral scientist (Beverly Hills) Vol. 41; no. 2; pp. 272 - 279
• Main Authors: MILLER, FAYNEESE, BIRAL, ROBERT
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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

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�...