Question

How does evidence in this graph support a claim that King’s dream of equality is being achieved in education between these two groups?

The percent of African Americans with a diploma has remained steady with whites.
The percent of African Americans with a diploma is getting closer to that of whites.
The percent of African Americans with a diploma has decreased over time.
Both groups have an equal number of people with diplomas.

Answer 1

(b) The percent of African Americans with a diploma is getting closer to that of whites.

Step-by-step explanation:

You want to know how the graph supports the claim that equality is being achieved in education between the two groups shown.

Equality

The measure of parity in education that is used by the graph is the percentage of the population with at least a high school diploma.

The graph shows that this measure has increased for both groups in the years between 1960 and 2000. It also shows the gap between the measure values for the two groups has been narrowing in that time.

The graph supports the claim in that ...

• The percent of African Americans with a diploma is getting closer to that of whites, choice B.

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Additional comment

There are many aspects to equality in education. The numbers shown only tell a small part of the story. Even if the ratios were identical for the two groups, there would likely be many differences between the levels of achievement, costs, and opportunities experienced by members of each of the groups.