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> so several generations of blacks were denied entrance, despite being academically qualified Being an elite school, there's probably millions of people (of al
by gnusty_gnurc 6y ago
> so several generations of blacks were denied entrance, despite being academically qualified
Being an elite school, there's probably millions of people (of all sorts of backgrounds, etc.) that were qualified and denied entrance, or never sought out, etc.
- byoung2 6y agoThat is correct. I am a Black student who was academically qualified and did not get into Princeton. This had nothing to do with race. But before 1946 Princeton specifically excluded Blacks as a matter of policy. Harvard and Yale did not. Blacks who could have gone to Princeton if that policy were not in place might have kids that would otherwise benefit from legacy admission. Princeton has a history of systemic racism whose effects are still felt today.
- gnusty_gnurc 6y ago> Blacks who could have gone to Princeton if that policy were not in place might have kids that would otherwise benefit from legacy admission. If my ancestors weren't serfs in Europe, I might benefit from a wealthier family. The effects are still felt today.
- byoung2 6y agoI get that your tone is facetious, but in my example, the institution responsible for the racism still exists today, and the racism was just one generation ago.