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… the 1960's, affirmative action programs attempted to undo past racial discrimination by giving preference to blacks and other minorities. The idea behind these programs was to help minorities gain the representation in the job market that paralleled…

… Robinson, the first African-American in Baseball, transformed the face of American sports forever. Not only was he an outstanding athlete, but with the help of Branch Ricky, owner of Brooklyn Dodgers, they worked for reforms in the…

… family in New Jersey and lived from 1720-1772. In 1756 he began to write his journal where he spoke out in a piece entitled "Some Consideration on the Keeping of Negroes". His writing is exceptional because of the simplicity and lure. Woolman's…

… United States of America has always been the target of prejudice from the whites. The Constitution of America states all men should have equal rights, but instead of following the constitution whites have treated the blacks as lower- class citizen.…

… by their families and even often by themselves, homosexuals are the most openly discriminated against group in recent history. After the civil rights movements of women and racial minorities have come to an end, homosexuals are just beginning…

… way to work. Your mouth sets into a grimace every time he sets those beady little eyes on you. Those eyes are just so unpleasant. The curve of his face is jarring. And his pigeon-toed traipse! You can't quite put your finger on it, but there's…

… "Racial profiling/ Loopholes weaken new policy". The name of the author is unknown but it was published in the Star Tribune and can be found on their web site. In this article the author takes an extremely liberal approach to President Bushes…

… April 28, 2004 Aboriginal People and Native Americans <Tab/>Our country has a history of discrimination against many different minority groups at many different times in our past. One group that has been a focal point of this discriminati…

… States brought up the debate of whether to allow public institutions to adopt the Affirmative Action, allowing minorities to have higher opportunities than the majority. Although no specific stand was approached, it clearly shows the growing interest…

… If they don't, it will send a message that we don't mean anything." Carly Foster, a gay man who married Caprice Fowler on Feb. 15 in San Francisco. "They're destroying the moral fiber of our country" Almost every stereotype about a minority…