United States history is filled with discrimination and injustice. Many Americans have fought for equality in the past. Dr. King marched for the rights of African Americans; someone needs to take a stand for those who are discriminated against because of affirmative action. Affirmative action is one of the many discrimination battles being debated in America today. "Affirmative action is simply another name for racial preferences" (Sadler 70). Affirmative action is a form of legalized discrimination …
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…gives minorities an advantage when applying for admission. This takes advantage of the majority applicants. In the professional market, affirmative action is not allowing businesses to be as successful. Affirmative action also implies that minorities lack many skills that the majorities have. This shows that discrimination is apparent throughout every aspect of affirmative action. Affirmative action was created to help the problem of discrimination, but instead affirmative action simply reverses discrimination back to the majority.