Beyond Bakke: Explaining the Anti-Affirmative Action Movement of the 1990s

Authors

Austin Brayley, Brigham Young University

Keywords

Anti-Affirmative Action Movement, reform, racism, minority groups

Abstract

America's long history of racism testifies that despite major reform efforts, American society is not yet egalitarian. Minority racial and ethnic groups emain underrepresented in a number of professional fields such as law, medicine, white-collar business and instructors of higher education. Americans today cannot deny their heritage of discrimination based on race or nationality. In the past, the white majority has denied racial minorities' equal access to these prestigious fields, either through legislation, court rulings or overt resistance.

Recommended Citation

Brayley, Austin (2009) "Beyond Bakke: Explaining the Anti-Affirmative Action Movement of the 1990s," The Thetean: A Student Journal for Scholarly Historical Writing: Vol. 38: Iss. 1, Article 12.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/thetean/vol38/iss1/12