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Manuscript draft / legal memoir / report page
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This document appears to be page 295 of a manuscript or legal memoir (possibly a draft, given the 'WC' word count header). It discusses legal arguments regarding affirmative action, specifically referencing admissions at Davis Medical School (likely the Bakke case). The text argues for individualized assessment over racial quotas and quotes civil rights leader Roy Wilkins to support the position against proportional representation.
People (2)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Roy Wilkins | Civil Rights Leader |
Quoted by the authors as opposing proportional representation/quotas.
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| We | Authors/Narrators |
The unidentified authors describing their legal arguments and filings regarding affirmative action.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Davis Medical School |
Mentioned in the context of admission policies and individual black applicants.
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| Admission Committee |
The committee at Davis Medical School responsible for evaluating applicant records.
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| The Court |
Implied Supreme Court; the body the authors 'urged' to require specific affirmative action programs.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the footer stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Legal arguments presented regarding Davis Medical School admissions (likely referencing Regents of the University of California v. Bakke).
Court / Legal Brief
The Authors
Roy Wilkins (quoted)
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Referenced in the context of societal values and the 'dream of a color blind America'.
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Relationships (1)
We quoted several Black leaders, such as Roy Wilkins...
Key Quotes (4)
"It is ridiculous for Negroes to claim that because they are 40 percent of the population, they should have 40 percent of the jobs, 40 percent of the elected offices, etc."Source
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"This is self-defeating nonsense, for no person of ability wants to be limited in his horizons by an arbitrary quota..."Source
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"Negroes need to insist on being among the best, not on being the best of the second- or third-raters."Source
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"Schools may and, we think, should evaluate both grades and test scores in the light of a candidate's background..."Source
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4.2.12
WC: 191694
WC: 191694
would be something quite different from the America we have known. Far from being
abhorrent, invidious and irrelevant, racial and ethnic classifications would be officially
sanctioned and recognized in all walks of life; each professional or office holder would be
regarded, and would regard himself, as a representative of the group from whose quota he
comes; and individual aspiration would be limited by the proportionate size of the group
to which the individual belongs.
abhorrent, invidious and irrelevant, racial and ethnic classifications would be officially
sanctioned and recognized in all walks of life; each professional or office holder would be
regarded, and would regard himself, as a representative of the group from whose quota he
comes; and individual aspiration would be limited by the proportionate size of the group
to which the individual belongs.
We argued in favor of individualized preferences based on actual experiences:
If individual blacks applying to Davis Medical School have suffered economic hardship
because they encountered discrimination, attended segregated schools or lived in
segregated neighborhoods, these facts could be brought to the attention of the Admission
Committee and their records evaluated accordingly. Any other system of preferences
based on mere membership in a group which, because of its color or physiognomy, has
suffered discrimination can only result in a society in which race consciousness and
partisanship become the significant operative forces and race prejudice, rather than being
minimized, is legitimated.
because they encountered discrimination, attended segregated schools or lived in
segregated neighborhoods, these facts could be brought to the attention of the Admission
Committee and their records evaluated accordingly. Any other system of preferences
based on mere membership in a group which, because of its color or physiognomy, has
suffered discrimination can only result in a society in which race consciousness and
partisanship become the significant operative forces and race prejudice, rather than being
minimized, is legitimated.
We quoted several Black leaders, such as Roy Wilkins, who opposed proportional representation:
. . . It is ridiculous for Negroes to claim that because they are 40 percent of the
population, they should have 40 percent of the jobs, 40 percent of the elected offices, etc.
population, they should have 40 percent of the jobs, 40 percent of the elected offices, etc.
This is self-defeating nonsense, for no person of ability wants to be limited in his horizons
by an arbitrary quota or wants to endure unqualified people in positions that they fill only
because of a numerical racial quota.
by an arbitrary quota or wants to endure unqualified people in positions that they fill only
because of a numerical racial quota.
. . . Such practices and, in fact, the whole black-tilted system are doing no favors to Negro
applicants. God knows it is true that the cards have been deliberately stacked against
blacks. Every feasible step, even those costing extra money, should be taken to correct
this racialism.
applicants. God knows it is true that the cards have been deliberately stacked against
blacks. Every feasible step, even those costing extra money, should be taken to correct
this racialism.
But there must not be a lowering of standards. Negroes need to insist on being among the
best, not on being the best of the second- or third-raters. . . .
best, not on being the best of the second- or third-raters. . . .
We urged the Court to require the medical school to develop an affirmative action program that
was compatible with the dream of a color blind America:
was compatible with the dream of a color blind America:
Schools may and, we think, should evaluate both grades and test scores in the light of a
candidate's background; whether he came from a culturally impoverished home; the nature
and quality of the schools he attended; whether family circumstances required him to work
while attending school; whether he chose to participate in athletics, the orchestra, school
newspaper, literary magazine, campus government; whether he had demonstrated a
candidate's background; whether he came from a culturally impoverished home; the nature
and quality of the schools he attended; whether family circumstances required him to work
while attending school; whether he chose to participate in athletics, the orchestra, school
newspaper, literary magazine, campus government; whether he had demonstrated a
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