What Is the Role of Stereotypes in the Education of Black People?

Sir Bak: Stereotypes are only the cause, rather than the result, of disparities that we see right clearly. He says black people were thought of as stupid even in 17th century when they weren't taught to think about other human beings. Sir Bak asks why it is so many insist that we're not supposed to take tests like york city's firemen and test blacks more harshly on them.