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April 13,1994 Campus Opinion Editorial: Separate but equal by Shannon Batts The day we left for Easter break, I was sitting in my history class and we were discussing the ‘separate but equal” laws in the South during and after Reconstruction and the Civil Rights Movement. A student in the dass adced a question thu shocked me. To most of the white students in the dass is was just a regular question, but to me (the only black student) and others who may be more socially con- sck>us, it was an ignorant question that spotlighted the racial undertones that are so subtlety ingrained in our soci ety. These were not her exact words, but they were similar ‘If they (black people) v^ted to be so equal, then why do Uiey have ^ools like Ho^rard University (an all-black school)?" Nor more thanfoityyearsago, black students would not have been able to attend schools like Meredith or any of the other originally white colleges and unhrersities.Theodysdio(^thatbiack students could attend were all-black colleges like Howard University, NCCU (North Carolina Central University), A&T and St. Ai^ustine. Since Integra^ tion, black students have trickled into - almost all colleges and universities. Even thoi^h black students are aregu- lar part of originally all-white school, they are not an integral part of the pr^ominantly white college or uni versity. That’s where schools like Howard and NCCU come into play. Black students have to be an inte gral part of a predominantly black school. It's simdar to ^en men ask Meredith women “Why do you go to an all-gids school? Ifyou feminists have fouglu so hard to get into ours, then why are you going to one with |ust girls?* Here at Meredith we can feel comfortable in our surroundings. We know that we are an integral part of our college. We can come onto this campus and fmd people similar to our- seh^es to relate to and share life expe riences with. Students at predomi nantly black schools tike A&T and NCCU are probably enjoying a similar experience. They can walk onto their respective campuses and be sur rounded by people who sliare similar cultural and economic backgrouods, and with whom they can discuss what iMcredith Herald l^ccf.Rawls .. -i.Chnstuu Peoples TrtLi LauM ElrJuilxth Riiuiii .. JCatc Sicw4ri _..„Piances Pai« TMhatukr, Ol&tky Liksu „laun l^w«9porl', (Itrauj^i (he jcjdcauc ycr.faftx « fiuJeJ bk ihp oifege' aw} Uuough «lveniMi« The UntiU Ur not iopotAdl- Bi(cruU.(inuiuia^)«flN^(Uada(,)a)u{l»;ii^leo(lfbclousstauioeiita All lejt^tsto^ - ■ . . • )tA«l»it boit^. ' , Xdttv ta dK Sdtor Mrtjr lAvil^oae ta (be Mefc^Uh fiMEmuiuqr )$ Jinted t» wni« s ktwr u> dte cdxor. All puMbtaedI’ ieOmiwlK |^pewftasa aiidKsand vtcphoiK number All ieuets BBftWriKB«i%'aiesutitQr,butm^wiab«'friihhLiduponTet|iK». -- ’ it’s Iflce to be black in America That's similar b> how we discuss what it’s like tobewomenina “man's’world. More- over, any white student (male or fe male) in America, can ^Ik, onto al most any campus in America and be surrounded by other students racially and economically similarto themselves. Students, of any cdc»', age, gen der,... etc, should aoend any college or univeraty they see fit My point is not to discourage or encourage all- white, all-black, ail-male, all-femaie or all-anything colleges. My point is about why people might separate by choice. Usually they are searching for a ^y to find equality, not a way to go back wards and re-enter the ‘separate but equal’ conditk>ns. I’m not trying to open a can of worms, or make people angry. But if this makes you angry, maybe you should €»nsider the source of your anger. I wrote tltis because of my real ization of the importance of the giri’s question in my history class and the ideologies or general belief it exem plifies. It's important for us as students to examine issues of this nature so tluit the future contain less racial as sumptions and undertones. Senior Class Meeting Our very last one ever! Very, very important information about Baccalaureate, Class Day and Graduation! Monday, April 18 9 p.m. Carswell Concert Hall See you there Class of 1994! Only 32 more days! Astronomy Open House Thursday, April 14 8-9:30 p.m. library roof Everyone is invited! Bring a pair of sunglasses!!
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