Facing stereotypes: A case study of black students on a white campus

Journal of College Student Development

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 420-429

  Fries Britt, Sharon L ^a   Turner, Bridget ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NONE

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