Reflections of an Affirmative Action Baby.

Thomas J. Davis; Stephen L. Carter

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Abstract

Journal Article Reflections of an Affirmative Action Baby. By Stephen L. Carter. (New York: BasicBooks, 1991. xiv + 286 pp. $23.00, ISBN 0-465-06871-5.) Get access Thomas J. Davis Thomas J. Davis State University of New York Buffalo Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 79, Issue 3, December 1992, Pages 1257–1258, https://doi.org/10.2307/2080953 Published: 01 December 1992

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Affirmative actionState (computer science)Action (physics)SociologyHistoryLawClassicsPolitical scienceComputer science

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University at Buffalo, State University of New York US

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Year: 1992
Type: article
Volume: 79
Issue: 3
Pages: 1257-1257
Citations: 197
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                                    Thomas J. Davis, 
                                
                                    Stephen L. Carter
                                
                            (1992). 
                            Reflections of an Affirmative Action Baby.. 
                            Journal of American History
                            , 79
                            (3)
                            , 1257-1257.
                            https://doi.org/10.2307/2080953

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DOI: 10.2307/2080953