Read the following 1989 article from the New York Times, Discordant Notes in Detroit: Music and Affirmative Action, (Links to an external site.) by Isabel Wilkerson, (PDF is herePreview the document.)
Write a short essay (no more than 5 paragraphs or 2 pages, double spaced) that addresses the following questions.
1) What are the two main positions staked out in the article?
2) Where do you stand on the issue? (Take a position and explain why you feel that way.)
3) Suggest a possible alternative approach.