The Affirmative Action Myth: Why Blacks Don't Need Racial Preferences to Succeed - Couverture rigide

Riley, Jason L

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ISBN 10 : 1541604555 ISBN 13 : 9781541604551

Editeur : Basic Books, 2025

Synopsis

From Wall Street Journal columnist and Manhattan Institute senior fellow Jason L. Riley, a contrarian argument that 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 employment, incomes, homeownership, and educational attainment all were on the rise in the first two-thirds of the twentieth century and began to stagnate only after affirmative action became the law of the land, tainting black achievement with suspicions of unfair advantage. Countering thinkers who blame white supremacy and systemic racism for today's racial gaps, Riley offers a more optimistic story of black success without racial favoritism.

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À propos de l'auteur

Jason L. Riley is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a columnist for the Wall Street Journal. He is the author of several previous books, including Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Basic Books
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1541604555
• ISBN 13: 9781541604551
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288
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