The purpose of affirmative action policies is to ______.
A. give African Americans a step ahead of Whites
B. prevent future discrimination
C. create barriers to upward mobility for poor Whites
D. replace White people in positions of power
E. reduce the effects of past discrimination
Answer: E
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