Hundreds Rally in Support of Affirmative Action
DETROIT
The weather outside was freezing, but the crowd was on fire. Despite temperatures around 30 degrees, a couple hundred people, many waving signs and wearing University of Michigan colors maize and blue, filled a city street earlier this month to rally in support of affirmative action.
The crowd clapped and cheered as civil rights leaders, members of the clergy, college students and others spoke about their support for the cause and the University of Michigan’s legal battle to preserve its race-conscious admissions policies.
