Affirmative Action

Minorities deserve reimbursement for past and continuing injustices

www.state.tn.us/labor-wfd/affirmact/affirmative.pdf

Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemp. Rate

% of Labor Force

U.S

Total 149 321 000 141 730 000 7 591 000 5.1% 100

White Males

122 299 000 116 949 000 5 350 000 4.4% 81.9

Black 17 013 000 15 313 000 1 700 000 10.0% 11.4

Asian 6 503 000 6 244 000 259 000 4.0% 4.4

Other Races

3 506 000 3 224 000 282 000 8.0% 2.3

Hispanic 19 823 000 18 632 000 1 191 000 6.0% 13.3

Females 69 288 000 65 757 000 3 531 000 5.1% 46.4

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slavery1: the state of being under the control of another person 2: the practice of owning slaves 3: work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay

SLAVERY

Historian Roger Wilkins says …

The Declaration of Independence, I think, is one of the most remarkable documents in the world. . . 'Inalienable rights.'. . 'Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness'. . . 'We hold these

truths to be self-evident.'. . . But it didn't apply to black folks.  Blacks have a 375-year history on this continent: 245 involving

slavery, 100 involving discrimination, and only 30 involving

anything else.

http://innercity.org/holt/chron_1790_1829.html

over 693 094 slaves in just over 10 states or countries

Definitions

Discrimination - to make a distinction in favor of or against a person or thing on the basis of the group, class, or category to which the person or thing belongs rather than according to actual merit

Oppression - the offense, committed by a public official, of wrongfully inflicting injury, such as bodily harm or imprisonment, upon another individual

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over 693 094 slaves in just over 10 states or countries

The Declaration of Independence, I think, is one of the most remarkable documents in the world. . . 'Inalienable rights.'. . 'Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness'. . . 'We hold these truths to be self-evident.'. . . But it didn't apply to black folks.