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Unmasking White Privilege to Expose the Fallacy of White Innocence: Using a Theory of Moral Correlativity to Make the Case for Affirmative Action Programs in Education

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This Note debunks the "white innocence" objection to affirmative action programs in education. By unveiling the persisting link between rights and racial identity, this Note seeks to obviate the white innocence criticism. A solution to this and other criticisms is proposed and explored. The suggestion is to view rights according to a rubric of moral correlativity. Such a view addresses many of the criticisms of affirmative action programs and thereby strengthens the case for these programs.

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41 Ariz. L. Rev. 535 (1999)

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Erin E. Byrnes (University of Arizona)

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