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Facing Identity Conflicts, Black Students Fall Behind

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Students discuss stereotypes in Melissa Cooper's sociology class at Columbia High School in Maplewood, N.J. Looking at pictures of people and guessing what they were like, students said a Latino-looking man looks like a "drug lord" and a white man in a suit looks smart.
Students discuss stereotypes in Melissa Cooper's sociology class at Columbia High School in Maplewood, N.J. Looking at pictures of people and guessing what they were like, students said a Latino-looking man looks like a "drug lord" and a white man in a suit looks smart.

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