The Impact of Rule 48 Upon the Black Student Athlete: A Comment.

Williams, Alexander, Jr.

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Publication Date: 1983

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The Impact of Rule 48 Upon the Black Student Athlete: A Comment.

Williams, Alexander, Jr.

Journal of Negro Education, v52 n3 p362-74 Sum 1983

Argues that it is inappropriate to attempt to achieve excellence in education by undermining the participation of Black athletes in intercollegiate athletics through reliance on standardized test scores, long viewed as unpredictable for measuring a student's ultimate resources. (CMG)

Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, Athletes, Athletics, Black Colleges, Black Students, College Admission, Court Litigation, Equal Protection, High Schools, Higher Education, Intercollegiate Cooperation, Racial Discrimination, Standardized Tests

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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