Do you think that it would be easier for an African-American woman to become the chief of police of a major city today than it was in 1994 when Harvard was appointed to this position? Explain your answer.
Go to the Biography Resource Center database. Click Biographical Facts Search under Other Searches. When the search form page opens, click on View Occupation Terms, click on P, and choose Police chief which appears in the Occupation List. From the Nationality search box, choose American. From the Gender search box, choose Female. Click on SEARCH. Click on Beverly Harvard. Read one or more articles and then answer the questions.
What will be an ideal response?
I think it would still be difficult for an African-American woman to be the chief of police in a major city. There are still many people who are prejudiced against women and African Americans. Harvard’s success, however, probably has made it easier today than it was in 1994.
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