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Why I Chose a Historically Black College | The New York Times

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Why I Chose a Historically Black College | The New York Times

Skylar Mitchell, The New York Times



[dropcap]A[/dropcap] black school? But you’re so smart, you could go anywhere.”

That was the reaction I got when I told some high school friends that I would attend Spelman, a historically black women’s college in Atlanta. I know they thought they were complimenting me. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″]

At first, I tried to justify my decision, pointing to the college’s notable alumnae and research opportunities. But the fact that Spelman is the nation’s top-ranked historically black college was lost on them. I couldn’t make my peers understand the experience of a black student in an overwhelmingly white school. I couldn’t convey the significance of historically black colleges and universities.

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