Table of Contents

Leveling the Playing Field     6
Should Affirmative Action Continue?     16
Early Days of Affirmative Action     24
Labor and Affirmative Action     34
United States v. Paradise     42
Women and Affirmative Action     52
Minority Populations     60
Higher Education and the U.S. Supreme Court     68
Affirmative Action Experiences     82
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow     90
Timeline     96
Essential Facts     100
Additional Resources     102
Glossary     104
Source Notes     106
Index     110
About the Author     112