Just think, of the 375 years that African-Americans have been on this continent, 245 were in slavery, 100 in legalized discrimination and only 30 involving anything else (Wilkins, 1995). ... These are non-traditional, but common, practices and methods by which we continue institutional racism. ... The elimination of Affirmative Action in California is another indicator that without Affirmative Action, or some method to assure an even playing field for women and minorities and other special interest groups will continue to cause these groups to be non-competitive in American society. ...

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