ABSTRACT
The 1950s and 1960s witnessed unprecedented militancy among black Americans. Substantial gains in education did not result in equality in the economic arena. The most extensive analysis to date on the position of blacks in the economy is provided by Michael Reich. Reich argues that while race relations have generally improved since 1918, racism, the systematic subordination of one race, is still a major problem in the United States. The role of education in the reproduction of structure has received considerable attention in recent years. Urban College is located on the edge of the urban ghetto in a large northeastern city in the United States. It opened its doors in 1971, and became the first multi-campus public community college in the state. By virtue of lived realities related to gender, the experience of black female students is somewhat different. Like their male counter-parts, however, women attend school to escape life in the ghetto.
