Word: jacksons
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Jackson next turned to historical analysis of current events involving affirmative action. He gave examples he said show that the wealth that white Americans have built up is primarily the result of government largess...
...Jackson maintains the Homestead Act was in part responsible for this trend of government sponsored racism. The act, passed in 1862, gave millions of acres of land exclusively to white settlers...
...Jackson said the process of biased allocation of economic resources continues today with the government's refusal to wholeheartedly pursue a program of affirmative action...
...Affirmative action," Jackson said, "is a compelling national interest...
Also a national interest, Jackson said, is investment in the inner city. Last month, Jackson brought this message to Wall Street, meeting with brokers and investors and even taking Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan on an informal tour of Harlem...