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African American Historic Educational Status

The educational status and progress of African Americans has significantly evolved since the start of the twentieth century. However, education continues to be extremely important to African Americans in terms of promoting access to opportunities and removing barriers to success. According to William H. Gray (2004), the president of the United Negro College Fund, ôIt is vital that African Americans progress in higher education continues and increases in order to achieve representation that is at least equal to our representation in societyö (4). Legislation during the twentieth century has gone a long way in achieving greater representation of African Americans in higher education but progress is still needed. African Americans continue to make considerable strides in education, with record high numbers of African Americans graduating from high school, being admitted to college, and earning higher education degrees. However, the struggle for progress continues as African Americans are still portrayed as educationally dysfunctional, low-scoring on standardized tests, and resistant to educational achievement because it is viewed as ôacting Whiteö (Gray 2004, 1).

During the last century, significant numbers of African Americans have overcome considerable barriers to academic success. One of the reasons for such progress is new legislation, changed admissions policies, and other factors that have removed some of the traditional barriers to academic success faced by African Americans. It was not until the 1960s that desegregation became a reality, and it was only in the 1970s did admission policies begin to change significantly. Despite greater inclusion in education legislation and policies, there are still considerable barriers to overcome until representation of African Americans in higher education is proportional to the percentage of African Americans in society. One of the biggest obstacles in modern times is access to...

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