The constitution. Affirmative action versus reverse discrimination. [Unit 12]
Description
Are quotas based on sex or race unconstitutional? Participants include Ellen Goodman, former EEOC chair Eleanor Holmes Norton, Washington Post columnist William Raspberry, and United Federation of Teachers president Albert Shanker. About the series: A video instructional series on the American Constitution for college and high school classrooms and adult learners; 13 one-hour video programs and coordinated books. Constitutional issues come to life in this Emmy Award-winning series. Key political, legal, and media professionals engage in spontaneous and heated debates on controversial issues such as campaign spending, the right to die, school prayer, and immigration reform. This series will deepen understanding of the life and power of this enduring document and its impact on history and current affairs, while bringing biases and misconceptions to light. Produced by Columbia University Seminars on Media and Society. 1984.
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58 minutes
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Subjects
- Equality before the law (3)
- Constitutional law (89)
- Affirmative action programs (20)
- Social justice (48)
- Reverse discrimination (2)
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Alexander Street
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