explain why programs intended to help minorities gain an equal footing in the job markert and in higher education (such as affirmative action programs) are needed today. Or... do you believe that thgey are not needed?

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Having read about the restrictions placed on Arican-Americans( both enslaved and free) and Native Americans in this weeks reading try to explain why programs intended to help minorities gain an equal footing in the job markert and in higher education (such as affirmative action programs) are needed today. Or... do you believe that thgey are not needed?

at least 150 words please.

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The US has a prolonged history of discriminating against African Americans and the Natives in numerous ways. These discriminations and exploitations resulted in the backwardness of these communities, which affected them in contemporary times. Several centuries of systemic oppression by white people have deeply impacted Native and African Americans. 

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