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wasoxygen  ·  3048 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: NYT Op-Ed: A History of White Delusion

    In 1962, 85 percent of white Americans told Gallup that black children had as good a chance as white kids of getting a good education.

The question asked was "In general, do you think that black children have as good a chance as white children in your community to get a good education, or don't you think they have as good a chance?"

The phrase "in your community" suggests that it might be possible to answer "yes" without being delusional about nationwide patterns (such as black people being more likely to live in poor school districts). The question about jobs also includes this phrase.

I can't find the question about dinner.