| Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. 1988. |
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| NUMBER: | 1697 |
| AUTHOR: | William J Brennan, Associate Justice, US Supreme Court |
| QUOTATION: | It would be ironic indeed if a law triggered by a nation’s concern over centuries of racial injustice and intended to improve the lot of those who had “been excluded from the American dream for so long” constituted the first legislative prohibition of all voluntary, private, race-conscious efforts to abolish traditional patterns of racial segregation and hierarchy. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Majority opinion in 5-2 ruling that a training program reserving places for blacks did not constitute illegal reverse discrimination, 27 Jun 79 |
| SUBJECTS: | The World: Law: Judicial Opinions |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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