Racism At UNC-G: An Analysis
By DAWN STREATER
Edit,
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: The following
of a ten-page
analysis of Racism on the
UNC-G campus compiled by
the NSA sponsored
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A que
randoi
sampling of on-campus white
students in order Lo explore the
individual and additudinal
aspects of white racism on our
campus. The questions were on
different levels and dealt with
several areas. Three questions
related to black movements.
The first asked: "How do you
feel about the riots after Dr.
with more general phraseology,
Then to a question not
was the question "Do vou
personally directed "Do you
believe in achievement of black
approve of interracial dating?"
equality by any means
:!7% answered "yes"; 55%,
necessary?" Those answering
"Yes" were 9%; 70%, "no"; 16%
The probing continued.
"undecided." Still broader was
becoming more sex-related in
the question, "Do you feel
blacks are moving too fast?"
another race'" 10'v responded
62% responded "yes"; 21%,
"no."
the crucial question thai colored
The progression in support
the other four and probably the
was carried from specific
entire questionnaire: "Would
questions to more general ones.
you date a member of the black
That is, when asked how many
race?" 16% answered positively;
persons approve of the means
SO'- negatively.
employed in riots after Dr.
And so it seemed again that
King's assassination, 1%
illusory or indirect situations
responded positively; asked how
provide shelter for countless
many believe in achievement of
self-deceits. As the suggestion
black equality by any means
holds more sexual implications
possible, 9% answered "yes";
(from friends to partying to
asked if blacks are moving too
fast, 62% answered "no."
fewer.
vith the
slow-moving, deliberated ones;
and granting they do range from
specificity to vagueness; it can
be hypothesized that much
verbal support given black
movements in general, slackens
sharply (from 62% of this
sample to 1%) as overt action
Then seeking indices to
personal feelings, two questions
dealt with housing. The first was
somewhat hypothetical in that
the students all live on campus.
It was stated, "What would you
think of a black family moving
the sample aprroved, 11%
disapproved. The more poignant
inquiry was "what do you think
of
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ed do
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of the
questionnaire were merely
factual. One stated, "Black
people generally have lower
intelligence than whites." Those
who believe this statement to be
true numbered 16%; false 77%.
To the supposition "Most blacks
are lazy," 7% answered true;
88% false. Though, clearly, the
great majority in the
answered correctly, it
disarming that from 7 to
white students in this un
may hold such assumpt
Five questk
P
mple
is yet
16% of
assigned at random, with no
knowledge of race)? 72%
approve of this, 27%. disapprove.
The shift from 6% to 167,. or
the sample at this point seemed
significant, attributable, perhaps,
to the distance allowed in the
first situation, and the more real
"threat" of the second. There
uniting in a pathetic cry (from
about 1/4 of our sample) for the
black man to stay "in his plac
I n
t h e
aled
up feelings toward
questionnaii
extremely ill-informed and
largely bigoted white student
body.
