He was called into the principal's office. There, he was faced with a stammering school official. Apparently, the conversation went something like this:
"Well, uh, Joseph. We.. congratulations. I mean, your nomination for National Achievement Scholarship, well, that's.. It's just that.. Well, your records.. Because it's significant.. If you just.. I mean, right here (turning his computer to face Joseph).. You know, the qualifications for that scholarship include.. And you see.. You'd need to be of African descent.. So, it's just that, uh.. You're records show.. If you see here.. It says that, uh.. You're White."
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