quote: A Law That Helped End Slavery is Now a Weapon to End Affirmative Action

Authors

Susan D. Carle, American University Washington College of LawFollow
Julian Mark

Abstract

“The lawsuits are aimed at wiping out any vestiges of what we call affirmative action in employment,” said Susan Carle, a law professor at American University and an expert in Reconstruction-era history. The law is being used because it carries a “constitutional overtone” that could ripple into other areas of the law that protect private-sector affirmative action and DEI programs, she said, adding: “I very much fear that they will prevail.”

Source Publication

The Washington Post

Recommended Citation

Susan D. Carle & Julian Mark, quote: A Law That Helped End Slavery is Now a Weapon to End Affirmative Action, The Washington Post (2023).
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