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AffirmatAicvtei aottn h e
PATRICIGAu RIN,
jEFFREYS .L EHMAN,
AND EARL LEWIS
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UniverosfMi ityc higan
IntrodbuycN tainocCnya ntor
AfterwobrydM arSyu Ceo leman
uNIVERSIOTFY MICHIGANP RESS
ANN ARBOR
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Contents
Introductri on
NancCya ntor
Why HistoRreym ainasF actionrt he
SearfcohRr a ciEaqlu alit1y7
EarLle wis
TheE volviLnagn guaogfeD iversaintdy
IntegraitniD iosnc ussoifoA nfsfi rmatAicvtei on
fromB akkteo G rutte6rr
JeffreyS .L ehman
TheE ducatiVoanlauloe fD iversi9t7y
PatriGcuirai n
wiEtrhLi D.ce Gye,r Gaulrdi n,
anSdy lHvuiaradt o
Afterworrd8 9
MaryS ueC oleman
Notes19 7
Contribu2to90r s
Index2 31
Introduction
NanycC antor
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votoafsr cyi eannbcdie hd iskm i nhdillsea mfper ealtty h ceo mmsohnr ine.
Iftor wnosnc asatnebd i goItstrp yu.tr hnaesr tidfiisctiianolcfc t oinovnesn
tiosnoacliI egttr yea.el ctlos m ewrhso isnet elglitefsec nttutiahtlel tmeo
admistsoti hoen gfoleoldolwyos fchu ilpt imvian.tdI esitdes s sentially
democirnta htbeie css etn osfte h taet.r m. L.ent.o a tm isapplication of
thlea isasiderozec- tfirnpi onilet icaly w,eh ciohcnahios tmp sr opplearc e,
leuasdt o fttahameli stoafbk uei ldiapn dega nuatpri ics tocracy.
JAMESB . ANGELL,
presoitfdh eUenn ti veoMrfis cihtyi gan,
commencemejnutn25 eI,a 8 d79d ress,
Onec annsoatn ctthideoe nsf iroru en iwthyi ch tshceeoe mkpslf sueitoen of
indivirdaucsaitlarslar, ie nlsi,g ious scelcatsnisaoetnsig,sor ,uno paslso ,c ial
org eograaprheiacsae-llt ihmei noaftt hieoifenrr ednaicnfetdsh s et an
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armeo vetdos treivvfeeror w aarndud p wawrodu bledd immienfdo t
extingduriamsboh neodyt;w o onuplrde .v aTirluei asmu antiottfey r
inwasrpdir raitth er thmaann eisofiutotaInwtta. r idn rveoslpfvroeed csit f
freenrcaetsth heatrnh eeilri mi.na.Tt.hier.oo n at dos uch uunnidteyr is
standTihnseug r.e sttou nwdaeyr stiaosnp deminin-ngd e.d ness
LEO SHARFMAN,
chaoitfrh D ee parotEfmc eonnto mics,
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Univerrsiiisntte hi eeisr i ntp hlseao ccelisaa nld sacsafi pramefa etxipvree s
sioonfos u ri tifhnat hceu mulwaitsidvooefm atgh.ees. A .u n.i versity has
as perceisaplo nfsroit bhgieul airtdyi oaftn hshihesir pi Btuaatgu en.i versity
alhsaoas n otrheesrp olniIstmtiyu b.si t attoit netmeptrthp teri emiten s
which iotr dlteiomrv e eetsth d eie nv elnoepeiodnftsg h s eo cwiheiticyth
serTvheisms.e atnhsia mttu sbtea c omprehoebnsvdeeiorrnft g hp er esent
andi,n frsaa osp ossaiv belheio,cfu l ned erstfarot nhdfeitu nugrT eh.ii ss
thger esaotcm iiaslso ifeo dnu cataif eroen sionIc nti heleta yn.go ufa gDei s
rae"lAi ,u nisvheorubsleaipd tl yao cfle i ghltir,bt eayon,fod fl eagr.n"i n
JAMESP .A DAMS,
proovtfoh sUetn iveoMrfis cihtiyg an,
speaettc hAhell -CDliansnisenc r o mmencweemeke,n t
junISeI, 9 SO
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wi.tI hnm id-AuIfg uounsodtu atla lb out hweafrsor. m StDhreeoa intd
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Herieos n teh itnhgIa f tuo nfdun n.y. M.yr .om omatheaa sfl aitr tohna t
she tuoss tersa iAgNhDtc euhnre lr whia.tSi hhrhe a bde ebnu ggmienf gro
a whtioll eet t rhiyeot rn m yh aiTrh.i s Froainynde i ghdte cIit dole edt
hegri ivatet r.y. S.os. hre e acfhrome ydh awiirt hheh ra nsdot hsahte
couglrdaa cb h unbkr tu"osE he.ee ,se"hs eh ri"eWkheaditt.sh ta?.".. .
"Non,o thiiwsnr go nIjg su.ct a nb'eitle wvhea yto ur feehlalsii "rk. e..! .
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sod ifefre"nW ets .petnhtnee xhto ur dihsocwwu est saikcneago r feo ur
hair, hioctwo stmtougs cei htdt o naen,wd e aalrsgoua ebdow uhtaa t
permT hiiisss. an 'gtre edautc atsitoobnruayntl,o wIf eeall ittle more
"worladnlndyo "ts haesl atsIeh raebdde o frIet.t' hsle i ttthlileni gtkshe i s
thmaatk iem paocnmt ysl eiS.fm alblun to nheetliemspso rDtiavnetr.s ity
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acotnii nl aswc haodomslis ions.
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Rig(hCt)Ist R,h oer ganoinbz eahtitinhldeas wuicthsoa,ssi e tt sa r
getth Uen iveorfMs iihctiyg aag nr,ep aubtl riecas recuhn irvsyei,t
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atM ihcigwaounl cde rtgaaiainntl tyoe nnn atitiowinde.
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pirateonrte hsceso enqsueonfcs eusit nhgUe n iveorfs ihMtiiyc
ganT.h eu niveshr issiytth oyabr'se eenx traorrdiiicnnhda iraily
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fromePrr esiGdeaerlnFdto rsdt,o roeda tdody e efnadfif rmative
acotnai ntdob ritnocg o utrhvteo iocfAe mser iccao'rrspa oatned
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INTRDOUCTION
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Description:Even as lawsuits challenging its admissions policies made their way through the courts, the University of Michigan carried the torch for affirmative action in higher education.In June 2003, the Supreme Court vindicated UM's position on affirmative action when it ruled that race may be used as a fact
