Very few, if any, first-generation black or white or Asian kids will p…

Henry Louis Gates
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Very few, if any, first-generation black or white or Asian kids will pursue a Ph.D. They'll pursue the professions for economic security. Many will go to law school and/or business school. ✨ Henry Louis Gates Uncovers 'Faces Of America'. Talk of the Nation with Neal Conan, www.npr.org. February 17, 2010.
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