As a former resident of the Atlanta area, I cannot tell you the numerous battles that the University of Georgia had to endure because of accusations that they were being racist in their application process (in other words, African-Americans were being kept out). Story after story was featured in the local news about UGA’s all edged “racist” practices.
Looking through the Atlanta Journal Constitution today I came across the following article:
Fewer black freshmen enroll at UGA this year
ATHENS  The number of African-American freshmen enrolling at the University of Georgia this fall is lower than at any other time in the school’s recent history, despite efforts to increase the number of black students on campus. (click here for the full article, but you will have to register to see it)
One could easily make the statement “Well, after years of racism on this campus, the potential African-American students simply just went to another school.” If that is the case, then why fight so hard to get into the school in the first place? The sad truth is that college enrollment for African-American students is down across the board. I am not saying that racism does not exist in some of the halls of education throughout this country (because I am quite sure you will find its ugly head somewhere). Instead, should we have paid closer attention to fixing our declining college rates before trying to take down the big guy? In the end, did these African-American students benefit?
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