Opinion | America's Steadfast Resistance to Black Advancement
Briefly

As we await a Supreme Court ruling that is likely to restrict, if not prohibit, crediting racial identity as a plus in competitions for selection to institutions of higher education, it is worth recalling a sobering feature of the racial history of the United States: Every major step undertaken to advance African Americans and to redress the consequences of racial subordination have been met with charges of reverse discrimination and unfair preference.
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