Principles of Compensation (Ann Speaking)
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I think your principle should be made broader. We know that both the government and private employers discriminated against blacks for many years. Blacks were not often hired into the higher paying, more influential positions. Look at the figures for 1950: Only 2.1% of black males were in professional or technical positions. But more than 83% were working on farms or in unskilled or semi-skilled jobs. The figures for 1960 aren't much better.

We also know that many of the best schools admitted very few blacks. Some of the best public and private schools admitted no blacks at all. Doesn't that deserve compensation?

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