[JohnW]

You're right Willow, people in the USA did die in the sixties trying to integrate many things including the education system. But things have gone too far the other way. It would appear that, like Britain, many black children think it, not only, 'uncool' to do well in school, but can be accused by their black peers of 'selling out' and becoming white! In order to get more blacks integrated into colleges now, they are actually accepting them, even though their grades are inferior to many white students. This, IMHO, is reverse-discrimination gone mad. Also, we now have a situation where black students are insisting that they should have their own separate dorms on campus. How regressive is that? There is a book written by a black guy on this subject which, again, IMHO, should be read by all kids, black and white in US/UK schools. I cannot recall the name of it at the moment but I will post it later in the day and would advise all who are interested in this subject to read it. It gives great insights into how the 'white world' is viewed by many black people.