Affirmative Action, Is It Really Fair?

Affirmative Action, Is It Really Fair?

In his address to the people of Nashville Tennessee in 1962, Martin Luther King Jr., said, “The image of God…is universally shared in equal portions by all men. There is no graded scale of essential worth. Every human being has etched in his personality the indelible stamp of the Creator… The worth of an individual does not lie in the measure of his intellect, his racial origin, or his social position. Human worth lies in relatedness to God Whenever this is recognized, ‘whiteness’ and ‘blackness’ pass away as determinants in a relationship and ‘son’ and ‘brother’ are substituted.” ( Washington 49).
Affirmative action is a government program that was designed to ensure that Blacks and other minorities enjoyed the same opportunities for promotions, salary increases, career advancement, school admissions, scholarships and financial aid that had been exclusively for whites. Some would argue that, this preferential trea...