How Colorblind Racism Fuels Injustice Black Students Experience
Research illustrates key factors in resistance to affirmative action
“A society that has done something special against the Negro for hundreds of years must now do something special for the Negro,” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote in his 1967 book, reflecting on the path forward for America. Yet, in the post-civil rights era, there has been substantial resistance to any policies designed to extend opportunities to Black …
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