Proposition 48: Patented Racism

December, 1988

John Chaney, Coach, Temple UniversityI, being poor, have only my dreams. ... I have spread my dreams under your feet. Tread softly, because you tread on my dreams.--William Butler YeatsProposition 48, which went into effect on August 1, 1986, was written by an N.C.A.A. ad hoc committee that represented the views of only 40 superpower universities, excluding any participation by black universities and secondary schools. The purpose of Proposition 48 was to set academic criteria for incoming fresh...

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