Box 34: Making the Case Against and for Affirmative Action: Eighteen

Multiple Choice

Box. 3.4: Making the Case Against and for Affirmative Action: Eighteen White firefighters, including one Hispanic, sued the City of New Haven claiming racial discrimination. The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case in 2009 and in a dramatic ruling declared the white firefighters were unfairly denied promotion because of their race, making this:

A) Non-discrimination
B) Anti-discrimination
C) Reserve Discrimination
D) Positive Discrimination