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Old 03-16-2008, 06:11 PM   #43
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Originally Posted by SoonerCoug View Post
How many people today still experience the effects of slavery and Jim Crow?

Sure, it doesn't take generations for everyone to recover, but it does take generations for most people to recover.

What percentage of the population of Oklahoma is African-American? 8.2%

What percentage of an OU medical school class (on average) is African-American, even with affirmative action? 0.6%

In your opinion, what is the explanation for the disparity?
sooner you could use much better examples than that. As a scientist, surely you wouldn't use that cause and effect in class.
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