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1). How do we remedy the historic mistreatment of deserving black Americans without punishing deserving white Americans today?

Our efforts to address the problems of racial inequality have been centered in on one of our most important social institutions - education.

2). While the schools of this country are a local place to focus these efforts. Can we fix one problem without creating another?

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1. One way in which to remedy the historic mistreatment of deserving black Americans without punishing deserving white Americans, is simply to ensure that there are equitable educational opportunities and job opportunities available to every American. In this way, both blacks and whites have their educational needs met, without either losing any of their present educational privileges. Affirmative action policies should only be utilized when there is an obvious attempt by organizations to hire white ...

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