Impressions: African American first-year students' perceptions of a predominantly White university

Journal of Negro Education

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 416-431

  Douglas, Katie Branch ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

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EID: 33745711751     PISSN: 00222984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2668141     Document Type: Article

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