1. Affirmative Action Minorities deserve reimbursement for past and continuing injustices

2. www.state.tn.us/labor-wfd/affirmact/affirmative.pdf …

3. slavery 1: the state of being under the control of another person 2: the practice of owning slaves 3: work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay SLAVERYSLAVERY

4. Historian Roger Wilkins says … The Declaration of Independence, I think, is one of the most remarkable documents in the world... 'Inalienable rights.'.. 'Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness'... 'We hold these truths to be self-evident.'... But it didn't apply to black folks. Blacks have a 375-year history on this continent: 245 involving slavery, 100 involving discrimination, and only 30 involving anything else. http://innercity.org/holt/chron_1790_1829.html

5. over 693 094 slaves in just over 10 states or countries

6. Definitions Discrimination - to make a distinction in favor of or against a person or thing on the basis of the group, class, or category to which the person or thing belongs rather than according to actual merit Oppression - the offense, committed by a public official, of wrongfully inflicting injury, such as bodily harm or imprisonment, upon another individual www.dictionary.reference.com

7. over 693 094 slaves in just over 10 states or countries The Declaration of Independence, I think, is one of the most remarkable documents in the world... 'Inalienable rights.'.. 'Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness'... 'We hold these truths to be self-evident.'... But it didn't apply to black folks.