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From the start of this society, people have questioned personal rights for equality because many did not receive the same equal opportunity as others did. Roughly two-hundred years of oppression shadowed over minorities in America and as time rendered on our society found affirmative action as a remedy to insure equality for minorities. Instead today, many have found affirmative action to be unconstitutional and no longer exists in many states, including the State of California. Nevertheless, enabling affirmative action would greatly affect our society in many positive aspects, which include adding to the progression of our society's acceptance of other cultures, define the rights of our peoples' nation, bring people away from discrimination and advance people towards equality.
The history and progression of affirmative action began in the liberal sixties to redress racism and sexism in the work and educational force despite constitutional guarantees and civil rights laws.......

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