摘要：Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} This paper is a thoughtful exploration on the economic and educational status of African-Americans in California. The uniqueness of this essay is that it shows an author committed with a discourse that is emphatic and constructive. The author confronts the reader with an unacceptable fact at the turn of the 21 st Century: a large number of African-Americans do not obtain an education beyond high school. To support the argument that access to higher education is the key for social justice and equity, the author explores available statistical evidence, specifically in the case of Sacramento County in California. After analyzing the various reasons of this phenomenon, Peterson concludes that positive methods and actions are necessary to enable and encourage African-Americans to attain higher education";;by avoiding or preventing any potential roadblocks.";
