BEYOND BLACK AND WHITE: AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN AMERICA

The terms color blind and diversity are widely used in affirmative action but they are not synonymous . Applied properly , color blind should be taken to mean without distinction to color . This means that the policies such as affirmative action should neither advance nor protect the interests of any race . As compared to diversity , this is understood to provide the necessary preferential treatment in to advance the interests of all races , being color blind is not related to racial relations but instead advocates the lack of any racial undertones

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a better understanding of how these terms work it is important to briefly discuss affirmative action . Affirmative action has been praised and pilloried as the answer to racial inequality . First introduced by President Kennedy in 1961 , Affirmative action ' was designed as a method of reducing the discrimination that had remained despite the civil rights laws and constitutional guarantees . It was a method that was put in place as a Temporary Measure to Level the Playing Field ' through the offering of the same opportunities to all Americans

As the video shows , the struggle for racial equality has taken different paths in American history . For some , it has mean equal opportunity and righting of a wrong long since committed , for others it remains a constant struggle not only for survival but for recognition . There have been several violations that have disenfranchised many but this clear violation of the Constitution prompted many to create a landmark law that will turn the...