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Originally posted by dzrose93
Regardless of why it happened this year as opposed to any other time is irrelevant. We should be happy that it has in fact happened, and look forward to further integration among the groups. 
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I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that I agree with dzrose93. Remember people -- after Brown v. Board of Education was passed, when public schools and universities began to integrate, they usually only accepted one or two students at a time. Are we to downplay the contributions of the Little Rock 9 or of Charlayne Hunter Gault and the late Dr. Hamilton Holmes (the first African American students to integrate the University of Georgia) simply because it was only a few students who stepped up to the challenge?
Yes, it seems like it took a long time for it to happen, but it
has happened. Maybe it'll happen again, maybe it won't -- but it doesn't take away from the historical importance of this moment.
I find it sad that the brother in question feels like he has to hide his identity.. I wonder what that's all about. He's a pioneer and a trailblazer, and I for one would like to send him a letter of congratulations.
Edited because my fingers are faster than my brain sometimes. 