Instead, middle-class minorities and women, who have had relatively the same educational opportunities as white middle-class males, are given preference. ... Martin Luther King, Jr., said that people should be judged "not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character". ... People should only be judged for employment or educational opportunities, on their merit. ... Making all of the schools in the country the same, and giving each child, regardless of racial or economic background, a fair start would be expensive. ... Martin Luther King envisioned can be established in the ...

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Both the march from Selma to Montgomery and the Voting Rights Act of 1964 proved to be victories for Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement. ... Now that the Civil Rights Movement was making progress, Martin Luther King Jr. hoped that the Chicago Freedom Movement would do the same. ... Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) along with Albert Raby and the Coordinating Council of Community Organizations (CCCO), which was based in Chicago. ... During the first half of the movement a lot of attention was seemingly given to Martin Luther King...

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Also, all-black educational facilities were economically disadvantaged compared with white-only facilities, obviously not allowing for "separate but equal". ... Any process that takes into account gender, race, and ethnic background is discriminating. ... This case was just the beginning of aggressive civil rights actions, including Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr. and other black citizens taking a stand for their American liberties afforded them through the Amendments to the Constitution. ...

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The NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) is a nation-wide group of people whose objectives are to ensure the political educational, social, and economic equality of Blacks. ... Through slavery times and the age of change for African Americans (Martin Luther King Jr. time) the NAACP has persevered and brought much equality to schools and greatly equalized the education given by the USA. ... Today, the NAACP continues to be deeply concerned about the economic and social barriers to Health Care that sometimes lead to health crisis affecting colored people of any bac...

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Though there are no laws telling people how to think, there are, however, laws that prohibit discrimination in the workforce and most important to this issue, laws prohibiting discrimination in the educational system. ... They now have a quota of students with certain ethnic backgrounds to meet. ... I come from an upper middle class, white, Christian background. ... Ethnic background should not matter when evaluating an applicant's qualifications for acceptance. ... I applaud those like Martin Luther King Jr. who dedicated their whole existence to fight and stand up for what is fair, ...

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Washington believed in teaching blacks useful trades so that they could gain self-respect and economic security.1 He avoided the issue of social equality and instead focused on developing the economic and educational resources of the black community. ... He felt that by identifying and providing a college education to these bright individuals, they would have a major impact on the economic status of the African-American population.6 Perhaps the reason behind these two men holding extremely varying viewpoints is their personal background and the way in which they were brought up. ... Washi...

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Employers and educational institutions still do discriminate on the basis of race and sex. ... My primary objection to current Affirmative Action policies is that they oftentimes do not take into consideration economic background or academic qualifications. ... The primary argument that supporters of Affirmative Action policies use is that minorities come from disadvantaged backgrounds. ... California has implemented the MESA program, which targets economically disadvantaged neighborhoods rather than just people of a certain ethnic background. ... At Martin Luther King Jr. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Reagan wanted to bring affirmative action in line with his interpretation of federal civil rights laws which, in his view, were designed to create a colorblind society, where, to paraphrase Martin Luther King Jr., all individuals are judged on the content of their character, not the color of their skin Where is this cited?. ...

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What Is Racism? Racism is not a simple subject. There is nothing natural about racism. Racism is attitudes, customs, and laws that are based on negative attitudes toward a specific group. Racial prejudices are the basis for discrimination. Discrimination is decisio...

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It tries to encourage job placement, educational enrollment, and societal acceptance. ... (Grapes 9) In layman's terms, it tries to give everyone a fair chance, regardless of his or her background and status. ... Charismatic leaders such as Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and Malcolm X, began to stage sit-ins and boycotts to help improve the lives of minorities. ... It allows minorities and women more opportunities for employment rather than them settling for a position that was traditionally reserved for someone of their background or status. Since many of th...

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