Affirmative Action Raymy Emmanuel Vasquez Professor: Manganel History 100 Affirmative Action has been a highly controversial issue in the United States. Affirmative Action is another reverse form of discrimination. Depending on the situation usually affirmative Action is caused because of someone’s race, ethnicity, or gender. The term Affirmative Action was first used by President Kennedy during the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Students in the United States today are able to have more educational opportunities than ever before. During the Civil Rights Movement, Minority students were segregated by race and color skin. They were not able to attend the school of their choice. Racism was the main factor why colored people and white people could not attend common places such as Schools, Restaurants, and even Local facilities. Advocates of Affirmative action believe that discrimination against anyone is unfair and it is very insecure. They also believe that all people should have an equal opportunity to share jobs, education and benefits. Many students back in this time wanted to have a competitive field to attend the top schools and the best Universities. Many Companies, Specific Corporations, Businesses, and even society as a whole have undertaken Affirmative Action. This policy is usually aimed at countering discrimination against people who are considered minorities and women. The affirmative action program goal is to stop discrimination in the United States. Critics argue that black people are descendants of the African slaves. Racial and religious discrimination are traced back since the Europeans first settled in America. Native Americans were deprived of their lands and denied civil rights. The case Brown v. Board of Education (May 1954), resulted in the segregation of African American children and also Minorities in public schools. Out of this case only the Right to Vote was expressly addressed and congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1957. Many upper...