Agreed. I am for equality--nothing more and nothing less. There is no need to segregate any more. Race is about as relevant as what hand a person writes with or what type of car they drive.
You must be white and you must live in the suburbs to think that race isn't relevant anymore. You think society can change that much in fifty years?
I am sure that in certain rural areas of the country, racial discrimination exists. However, I still don't feel the need to have "separate" things for blacks, like scholarships. Of course there are fewer blacks than whites in law school because the number of whites in America significantly outnumbers blacks. I think it could be agreed that law schools only ask for an applicant's race for one reason--and that is not to give white students the advantage. All races should be treated equally: an applicant should be awarded a scholarship or an acceptance to law school based on their qualifications and accomplishments. Race should not be considered in any way.
Awesome. White person to black people: "Hey there's no more discrimination. You're all just imagining it."
Personally, I've never witnessed racial discrimination, nor have I heard any of my non-white friends discuss it. I'm just making a wild assumption about rural areas, but I could be wrong. After all, we know that black people still have separate water fountains and must sit in the back of the bus 
So you're basing this incredibly broad generalization on anecdotal evidence? Great job.
And discrimination was ingrained in this nation for centuries. If you honestly think that social engineering can change all that in the space of 30-40 years, you must be some kind of communist.
Now I'm just making personal attacks. I apologize. I shouldn't do that.
We are not, of course, talking about public discrimination, which has been illegalized to a large degree. We're talking about private discrimination- the hundreds of minor slights to which members of racial minorities are subjected on a daily basis. Think it doesn't happen? If so, ask yourself if you don't believe it because you have evidence to the contrary or because it's convenient for you not to believe it.
I'm done here.
Affluent white anglo-saxon protestant from the upper east side, leaving thread.