Racial Stratification And Education

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The issue is Racial Education in the united States.Racial Political remains a major phenomenon.Racism continued to be reflected in socioeconomic inequality and had taken on more modern,indirect form of expression,most prevalently symbolic racism.Racial stratification continues to occur in employment,housing ,education, leading and government.White homesteaders were able to go west and obtain unclaimed land through government grant while the land and rights of African Americans were rarely enforced.There were also the threats of lynching to any African American who achieve success.There were many problems that would cause violence between whites and African American if a black person Achieve something.It would have been more easier if blacks

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