“Many people in Nixon’s camp had genuine faith in affirmative action. It wasn’t designed to fail, but it wasn’t designed to succeed, either; the intent behind it was not rooted in a desire to help black people attain equal standing in society. It was riot insurance. It was a financial incentive for blacks to stay in their own communities and out of the suburbs.” CommunityDiversityEqualityEquityHousingAffirmative ActionNixon Book:Some of My Best Friends Are Black: The Strange Story of Integration in America Source: Some of My Best Friends Are Black: The Strange Story of Integration in America
“There’s only one way America’s neighborhoods will begin to integrate: people have to want it more than vested public and corporate interests are opposed to it. And more people should want it. Mixed-race, mixed-income housing is a product we need to market. It’s the only real solution to segregated schools, for one.” EducationPolicyEquityHousingPublicCommunity DevelopmentNeighborhoods Book:Some of My Best Friends Are Black: The Strange Story of Integration in America Source: Some of My Best Friends Are Black: The Strange Story of Integration in America