Official neglect: token representation, 1945-1965 -- "We make no special effort" -- Growing up under segregation -- Sweep it under the rug -- "Tolerated without further attention" -- Outside the mainstream -- Racial policy revolution: African Americans assimilate, 1965-1976 -- "Shaking up the very dickens out of us" -- Growing up in turbulent times -- Forms of discrimination -- "We're not going to stand for it" -- Fully integrated -- Unparalleled opportunity: African American men and women, 1976-1999 -- Toward proportional representation -- Overall improvement and ongoing inequality -- Racism was a fringe attitude, sexism was mainstream -- "No white midshipman in the right mind" -- "Blessed to have had the opportunity."
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