Paul M. Gaston, "Honor to the Class of ’69: Reflections on Affirmative Action—Its Origins, Virtues, Enemies, Champions, and Prospects," May 1999.
Paul Gaston is Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Virginia. He joined the faculty in 1957, retiring in 1997. His writing and teaching centered on Southern and Virginian History, the Civil Rights Movement, and the comparative history of South Africa and the United States. He chaired the Woodson Institute Organizing Committee in 1981.