The Affirmative Action Myth: Why Blacks Don't Need Racial Preferences to Succeed
The Affirmative Action Myth
by Jason L Riley
English | 2025 | ISBN: 1541604555 | 288 pages | True EPUB | 6.79 MB
by Jason L Riley
English | 2025 | ISBN: 1541604555 | 288 pages | True EPUB | 6.79 MB
From Wall Street Journal columnist and Manhattan Institute senior fellow Jason L. Riley, a "clear, concise, and humane account" (Christina Hoff Sommers) of how racial preferences have done more harm than good for black Americans
After the Supreme Court ruled in 2023 that the use of race in college admissions was unconstitutional, many predicted that the black middle class was doomed. One byproduct of a half century of affirmative action is that it has given people the impression that blacks can’t advance without special treatment. In The Affirmative Action Myth, Jason L. Riley details the neglected history of black achievement without government intervention. Using empirical data, Riley shows how black families lifted themselves out of poverty prior to the racial preference policies of the 1960s and 1970s.
Black incomes, homeownership, and educational attainment were all on the rise in the first two-thirds…
For more quality books vist My Blog.
Password: avxhm.se@yoyoloit