Quote #16

During the Great Depression, African Americans were faced with problems that were not unlike those experienced by the most disadvantaged groups in society.

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  2. Good research clearly indicates that Americans would support affirmative action programs that capture the idea of equal opportunity.
  3. Class-based affirmative action is good in its own right, but it is not a substitute for race-based affirmative action.
  4. I am not an Ivory Tower intellectual.
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