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In order to get beyond racism, we must first take account of race. There is no other… — Harry A. Blackmun

Supreme Court opinion · Legal writing

In order to get beyond racism, we must first take account of race. There is no other way. And in order to treat some persons equally, we must treat them differently.

Harry A. Blackmun
Regents of University of California v. Bakke · 1978
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Topic
Affirmative actionRacismEquality
Statement type
Paradox
Genre
Legal writing
Medium
Supreme Court opinion
Time
1978
Person
Harry A. Blackmun
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Citation
Blackmun, Harry. United States, Supreme Court. Regents of University of California v. Bakke. United States Reports, vol. 438, 28 June 1978, pp. 265-421. Justia, supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/438/265/.

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