A dream deferred: the experience of an African American student in a doctoral program in science. From: Education | Date: March 22, 2008| Author: Green, Andre M. | COPYRIGHT 2008 Project Innovation (Alabama). This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Due to a negative stigma that has been established about African Americans, many live their entire lives trying to "refute the degrading, humiliating and offensive racial images and stereotypes" (Yeakey and Bennett, 1990, p. 12) that have plagued their race in scientific fields and in other areas of life. The images that are perpetuated have caused frustration as well as aggression in many African Americans, and this baggage has an effect on their consciousness, especially when "th...

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