Congress passed the legislation because it found "case by case litigation was inadequate to combat widespread and persistent discrimination in voting."

Such a ban would be "a major step toward ending the persistent discrimination against people who suffer from mental illness," Mr. Wellstone said.

Although gaining the middle class, she found some African Americans were underemployed because of persistent discrimination.

A relative handful of quota systems were indeed approved by court action after findings of explicit and persistent discrimination.

Many Dominican residents of the island complain about persistent discrimination from the Puerto Rican majority.

Koreans have long faced the most persistent discrimination.

But if you didn't know any black people, that would be - Scott: Plumbers are not subject to persistent discrimination.

But it is difficult to see why anyone would think that such court-ordered remedies to break the back of persistent discrimination are unfair.

Affirmative action in the United States began as a tool to address the persistent discrimination against African Americans in the 1960s.

Many other Muslims say they see evidence of a quiet but persistent discrimination against them in their everyday social transactions.