Kenneth Clark Was Rejected by the Graduate Program in Psychology

question 85

Multiple Choice

Kenneth Clark was rejected by the graduate program in psychology at Cornell because the university ____.​

• A)​could not tolerate Blacks working closely with Whites
• B)had no dormitory facilities for Blacks
• C)​had no dining facilities for Blacks
• D)could not have Black males working with White female graduate students
• E)would not confer the PhD on a Black person even if he or she completed the requisite coursework

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