TY - BOOK AU - Bollinger,Lee C. AU - Stone,Geoffrey R. TI - A legacy of discrimination: the essential constitutionality of affirmative action SN - 9780197685778 AV - HF5549.5.A34 U1 - 331.1330973 23 PY - 2022/// CY - New York, NY PB - Oxford University Press KW - Affirmative action programs KW - United States KW - History KW - Law and legislation KW - Industry KW - ukslc KW - Economics KW - thema N1 - Also issued in print: 2023; Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized N2 - In 'A Legacy of Discrimination', Lee C. Bollinger and Geoffrey R. Stone trace the history of affirmative action and the legal challenges it has faced over the decades. They introduce evolving, affirmative-action case law that sought to dismantle racism and enable social, educational, and economic progress for Black people and other minority groups. They demonstrate how and why affirmative action policies stand on firm legal ground and must remain protected. A timely and robust overview of affirmative action, this book will serve as a powerful defense of a policy that has accomplished more than most people realize in making America a fairer and more inclusive country UR - https://go.openathens.net/redirector/lords.parliament.uk?url=https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197685747.001.0001 ER -