<p>This is what makes the whole thing seem so weird. Last year the Harvard Black Alumni Club figured out that about 45% (?) of the black acceptees at Harvard were not from the “proper” black group meaning persons more likely to have descended from slaves during the Civil War period. </p>
<p>There is a movement afoot to change the word “slave” in all US history textbooks to “enslaved African-Africans.” On the other hand, the word “slave” is derived from the word “Slavic” because of the number of Slavs enslaved in Europe. On the other hand, persons brought to the US during the slave trade from Africa were not free in Africa before they were transferred to North America because slavery was huge among the Africans at the time and they were just sold to the North Americans by the Africans.</p>
<p>Affirmative Action is a politcal process that is trying to correct a problem in today’s society. I don’t think it is proper to think of it as a way to correct past wrongs. Otherwise I think we at least have to go back to Genghis Khan, and everybody is going to have to supply geneology records.</p>