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Article: Powell's race problem. (Colin Powell's anti-affirmative action views)(Column)
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- Newsweek
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- June 24, 1996
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As the election approaches, we're reverting to platitudes and evasions on affirmative action
PREFERENCES, NO MATTER how well intended, ultimately breed resentment among the nonpreferred," Colin Powell wrote, with Joseph Persico, in his best-selling autobiography. "And preferential treatment demeans the achievements that minority Americans win by their own efforts ... If [affirmative action] leads to preferential treatment or helps those who no longer need help, I am opposed." Can't get much clearer, or more reasonable, than that. But was it real or was it Persico? Some other guy named Colin Powell recently gave a speech about affirmative action at Bowie State ...