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...farmers would have been defined as more prosperous than their white landlords. Second, though a greater proportion of blacks may have been in the labor force before the movement, the majority of their jobs were low paying. However, as explicit racism ebbed (allowing for more prosperity or wage equality), fewer blacks had to participate in the labor force to make the same adjusted income. Third, the decrease in labor participation most likely has been a result of the unwillingness of whites to relinquish the best jobs to blacks no longer willing to work in low-paying jobs...
...It’d be nice if there were fewer people so there’s less competition,” Sophie Cai ’11 says. “Everyone’s trying to get the best spots...
...Crimson won was a bit ironic, since it is one of the few times all year Harvard has caught lucky breaks. In the ninth inning, the Big Green threw four wild pitches, hit two batters, walked two more, and committed an error. In games decided by two runs or fewer this season, Harvard is 3-12.COMEBACK KIDSThe Crimson had an epic comeback in its last Ancient Eight game, but it almost had another big come-from-behind victory in the nightcap of Saturday’s contest. Up 5-0 in the eighth, Dartmouth nearly lost hold of the game when...
Freshmen Dina Emde and Jade Randle finished one-two among collegians—two-three overall—in the women’s high jump. Although both cleared the 1.65-meter bar, Emde required fewer attempts, locking up the top collegiate spot...
...pole vault, co-captain Sally Stanton and fellow senior Clara Blattler both cleared the 3.30-meter bar, with Stanton surmounting it in fewer attempts, to finish second and third, respectively...