My situation was similar- too busy saving up for college to do a lot of other stuff. But then- I wouldn't really have wanted the pressure of Ivy League. My education is/was just as good and I'm happy with my life.
The linked article is a fascinating read. Smithsonian has long been a favorite of mine! The last paragraph makes me shudder, though: "On January 12, 1775, he attended the levee at St. James’s, where he knelt before King George III and handed his majesty a petition. What Malcom wanted more than anything else, he informed the king, was to return to Boston and resume his duties as a customs official—but not as just any customs official. He wanted to be made “a single Knight of the Tar…for I like the smell of it.”" He must have been a bit off his rocker....
Of course it does. Racism will always exist, unfortunately. But I really find it hard to believe all that's in that article. The cops would actually enforce the 'whites only' law? There are just too many law suits waiting to happen in a situation like this.
The last paragraph makes me shudder, though:
"On January 12, 1775, he attended the levee at St. James’s, where he knelt before King George III and handed his majesty a petition. What Malcom wanted more than anything else, he informed the king, was to return to Boston and resume his duties as a customs official—but not as just any customs official. He wanted to be made “a single Knight of the Tar…for I like the smell of it.”"
He must have been a bit off his rocker....
Interesting post.