The True Intention of Affirmative Action

"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: " We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal." Dr. King stated this in his famous " I have a Dream" speech in Washington, D.C. in 1963. Since the civil rights movement of the 1960s the idea of diversity has become increasingly more desirable. Diversity in an organization is required instead …showed first 75 words of 593 total…

…showed last 75 words of 593 total…assurance against actual discrimination is affirmative action's true definition. By keeping affirmative action in America, American citizens will be able to create equality and diversity throughout our country. If American education system can motivate minority students to prove their merits, we will be able to remove the chains of oppression from everyone that are targets of discrimination. As Dr. King said, "Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!"