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A white college student goes door to door in a predominantly white neighborhood gathering signatures for a ballot initiative without incident. The next day, a Black city councilwoman canvasses for votes in the same neighborhood, and three residents call the police to report having seen a suspicious-looking woman. In this example, the college student is benefiting from ______.Multiple choice question.color-blind racismBlack powerwhite privilegeaffirmative action

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A white college student goes door to door in a predominantly white neighborhood gathering signatures for a ballot initiative without incident. The next day, a Black city councilwoman canvasses for votes in the same neighborhood, and three residents call the police to report having seen a suspicious-looking woman. In this example, the college student is benefiting from ______.Multiple choice question.color-blind racismBlack powerwhite privilegeaffirmative action

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In this example, the college student is benefiting from white privilege.

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