About 50 protesters gather in Pittsburgh Market Square, April 8, 1978, to rally against the California Bakke decision that changes the program at the University of California at Davis Medical School. Speakers said the decision has had an adverse effect on many affirmative action programs around the country. The protesters hope to influence the Supreme Court's decision on the case. (AP Photo)
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The forgotten history of affirmative action
Racial discrimination and police brutality sparked riots in the 1960s, and affirmative action was used to calm the unrest, historian Mark Naison says.
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About 50 protesters gather in Pittsburgh Market Square, April 8, 1978, to rally against the California Bakke decision that changes the program at the University of California at Davis Medical School. Speakers said the decision has had an adverse effect on many affirmative action programs around the country. The protesters hope to influence the Supreme Court's decision on the case. (AP Photo)
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The forgotten history of affirmative action
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The U.S. Supreme Court is shown as the court meets to issue decisions May 23, 2016 in Washington, D.C.
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The US Supreme Court Building is seen in this March 31, 2012 photo on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/Karen BLEIER (Photo credit should read KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON - JUNE 25: The exterior view of the U.S. Supreme Court is seen June 25, 2007 in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court has ruled to give more freedom for interest groups and unions to run TV ads before elections, and also ruled to limit taxpayers' rights to challenge government initiatives as unconstitutionally promoting religion. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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Affirmative action 'hanging by a thread'
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FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2012 file photo, Abigail Fisher, right, who sued the University of Texas, walks outside the Supreme Court in Washington. The Supreme Court has sent a Texas case on race-based college admissions back to a lower court for another look. The court's 7-1 decision Monday leaves unsettled many of the basic questions about the continued use of race as a factor in college admissions. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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Court hands down 'nuanced' decision
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