It's Time to End Affirmative ActionAffirmative action is the set of public policies and initiatives designed to help eliminate past discrimination and present based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. This “body of public policy” has had quite a history that began with the Thirteenth Amendment, which made slavery illegal. The Thirteenth Amendment was followed by the Fourteenth, which guarantees equal protection under the law. Bringing up the rear is the Fifteenth Amendment, which prohibits racial discrimination in voting access. When affirmative action was implemented in the 1960s, it was necessary and absolutely necessary. Although historically the need for affirmative action is evident, it has reached the point where minorities enjoy unfair advantages. Although the public and the Supreme Court recognize the need to end affirmative action, the federal government continues to fund studies on the subject. It is not surprising that these studies, through statistical manipulation of data, conclude that affirmative action must continue. Statement of the Problem Since the beginning of affirmative action in the 1960s, its validity has been the subject of constant debate. We have reached the point where minorities receive preferential treatment, particularly in the areas of employment and education. Certainly, minorities always earn less per dollar than the majority, but giving them preferential treatment, thereby depriving the white man of a fair chance, is not the way to achieve equality.HistoryIn 1896, in the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson supported the concept of "separate but equal" which was only in theory and not in actual practice. This decision meant the end of the... middle of paper ......atif. " http://sddt.com/files/librarywire/DN95_09_14/DN95_09_14_m.html Bennett, William and Terry Eastland. 1979. Counting by Race, New York: Basic Books Browne-Miller, Angela 1996. Shameful Admissions San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers .Chavez, Linda 1998. “Rein in Affirmative Action.” /racepr.html.Nieli, Russell, ed. Washington, DC: Sowell Center for Ethics and Public Policy 1990. Preferential Policies -- An International Perspective: William Morrow and Company, Inc. Sutherland, Daniel. 1998. "Affirmative Action After Adarand." /08-95/affirmhs.html Whitaker, William 1996. White candidate from Smyrna, Delaware: Apropos Press..