Bob Jones Univ. apologizes for racist policies November 21, 2008 ยท Print This Article <javascript:window.print()>
Bob Jones University is apologizing for racist policies that included a one-time ban on interracial dating and its unwillingness to admit black students until 1971. In a statement posted Thursday on its Web site, the fundamentalist Christian school founded in 1927 in northwestern South Carolina says its rules on race were shaped by culture instead of the Bible. The university says president Stephen Jones decided to issue the apology because he still receives questions about the school's views on race. The school, which has about 5,000 students, banned interracial dating until 2000. President George W. Bush was criticized in 2000 for a campaign speech at the school while the interracial dating ban was in place. -- "Usually when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change." - Malcolm X, Malcolm X Speaks, 1965 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Black Focus Inc." group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Black-Focus-Inc?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
