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Local Professor Explains Affirmative Action; Daughter Of Barbara Pace Hunt Talks About Her Mother’s Legacy

Local Professor Explains Affirmative Action; Daughter Of Barbara Pace Hunt Talks About Her Mother’s Legacy

Closer Look with Rose Scott

February 15, 202249m 27s

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Show Notes

Tanya Washington, a professor of law at Georgia State University College of Law, discusses the function of affirmative action, a set of policies and practices within a government or organization designed to eliminate unlawful discrimination among applicants.

Plus, Barbara Pace Hunt was one of the three Black students who sued for their right to attend Georgia State University more than 60 years ago. Crystal Freeman, the daughter of Barbara Pace Hunt, reflects on the case and the ruling.

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