I don't believe that, but what I find disturbing is the same people who oppose, e.g., affirmative action (which I DON'T want to debate) are the same ones who opposed The Civil Rights Act of 1964, Brown v. Board, the end of Jim Crow, etc. One of the problems I think the Republican Party has is far too many bigots find a haven in the party. I think they've made great strides, but they still have work to do.
So true.
One of the things that many of the uneducated White racists do not understand is that affirmative action programs have helped to ensure that Whites would continue to hold positions of great power in disproportionate numbers. Throw the ol' dog a bone and you can keep him at bay.
That being said, there was a time when affirmative
action was needed, because you had Black taxpayers who were unable to attend 'White' public schools. It may seem common sensical to us today, but our larger society was not always as open as it is now and when you really think about it, 1954 wasn't all that long ago.