Social scientist Andrew Hacker asked white college students how much they would seek in compensation if they were suddenly changed from white to black. Most indicated:
A) it would be out of place to ask for any sum because at most a small sliver of wealth was passed down by inheritance for a generation or two.
B) it would be out of place to ask for any sum because resources were largely consumed by the miscreants who extracted them from the backs of slaves.
C) it would be out of place to ask for any sum because essentially all the wealth that exists in the U.S. today was produced by the inventiveness of an array of inventors, entrepreneurs, immigrants, and countless others and no fund of wealth survives the demise of slavery and Jim Crow.
D) it would not be out of place to ask for $50 million or $1 million for each coming black year.
E) that the extensive affirmative action programs, both public and private, that have gained traction in the post-Civil Rights period is sufficient and hence, it would be out of place to ask for any sum.

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Andrew Hacker's research found that many white college students indicated they would require a significant sum, such as $50 million or $1 million for each year they would live as a black person, as compensation for the change. This reflects their perception of the significant disadvantages and systemic racism that black people face.

Social Scientist Andrew Hacker Asked White College Students How Much