HBCU

My motivation to attend a Historically Black College or University has a lot to do with black history but not for the most common reasons . For me to be able to properly express my sentiments in making this selection , I would like to begin by speaking of my experience as a black woman and the experience of being black in America . This , I feel , is the only way that I can clearly explain my decision to attend a Historically Black College or University

In the very beginning of this nation 's history , Americans

were under the power of England 's monarchy . The Americans were able to overthrow the shackles of bondage and created a Constitution that declares its steadfast belief in the ideals of freedom , equality and the pursuit of happiness . But immediately after the Declaration of Independence and even after the Constitution was signed and accepted by leaders of the new government , not every American citizen is treated fairly

This led to the development of several plans that were aimed at making things equal . Among which , affirmative action was 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

While the Affirmative Action...