What is affirmative action? More Americans dislike practice as Supreme Court strikes it down

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : Affirmative action policies became common in the 1960s and 1970s as college administrators looked to increase racial and gender diversity on their campuses, and challenges to them have taken place ever since.
56% : More: Mississippians react to SCOTUS strike down of affirmative action in college admissions
55% : In 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed an executive order mandating that federal contractors "take affirmative action" to ensure applicants were hired and treated equally regardless of "race, creed, color or national origin."
53% : After a Michigan ban on affirmative action in public college admissions was upheld by the Supreme Court in 2014, seven more states instituted related statutes: Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Oklahoma and Washington.
51% : In 1979, the court ruled in United Steel Workers of America, AFL-CIO v. Weber that affirmative action efforts attempting to correct long patterns of discrimination were lawful so long as they didn't violate the rights of white workers.
46% : Supporters of affirmative action say such policies are needed to combat ongoing inequities that have left certain communities historically underrepresented in schools and the workplace.

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