Only the Onset of Affirmative Action Explains the Explosive Growth in Black Enrollments in Higher Education

From: The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education | Date: April 30, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

Only the Onset of Affirmative Action Explains the Explosive Growth in Black Enrollments in Higher Education

IN THEIR WIDELY praised book America in Black and White, Stephan and Abigail Thernstrom oppose current affirmative action policies on the grounds, in part, that African Americans were making tremendous gains in employment, income, and college and university admissions prior to the onset of affirmative action. The Thernstroms conclude that blacks would have continued to make steady progress without any need for affirmative action. According to the Thernstrom view, affirmative action with ...

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