Racial And Gender Discrimation In Our Schools

responding to her, she leads you to a room which has six other prospective students. You

take a seat and wait your turn to be interviewed by the Dean of Admissions. Looking

around, you notice something odd. You are the only minority in the room. The Dean

steps out of his office and calls your name. He looks around and an apalled look comes across his face when you stand up. While in his office, the Dean asks you a few brief questions and he says that he will notify you once a decision is made. Two weeks later you get a call from the school and the person on the phone says that you were not accepted because all of the spaces have been filled. Later on that day, you are informed that the other six people who were in the waiting room with you were asked to be students at that institution. Now, think about how it would feel to be discriminated against because of your skin color or gender. Both Adrienne Rich and bell hooks speak of a similar discrimination. While Rich’s essay is a commencement speech for graduates of Smith college for women, hooks'

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