Affirmative Action | Crash Course Government and Politics

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Crash Course Craig Benzine U.S. Government and Politics affirmative action civil rights discrimination equality of opportunity LBJ Lyndon Baines Johnson racial quotas strict scrutiny diversity university admissions Supreme Court Proposition 209 California Civil Rights initiative Jim Crow laws African-Americans Civil Rights Act PBS Digital Studios Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
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History-Social Science
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Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Affirmative Action | Crash Course Government and Politics

In this episode, we'll explain what affirmative action is, who it is for, and why it still exists. We'll get into the court's rationalization for it in the 1970s, as well as its fall from favor in more recent years.
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PBS Learning Media

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