Quote by Henry Louis Gates

Well, certainly one of the ironies of the success of affirmative action is that the middle class within the black community no longer lives within 'black community' by and large.

Well, certainly one of the ironies of the success of affirma

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This quote highlights an irony related to the success of affirmative action. It suggests that as a result of affirmative action programs, the middle class within the African American community is no longer predominantly residing in neighborhoods that are predominantly African American. In other words, the socioeconomic advancement facilitated by affirmative action has led to a dispersion of the middle class within the African American community, potentially altering the dynamics and composition of traditionally black neighborhoods.

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