Edited sentence: A bake sale held in the proper context would yield many more cookies for white males than for minorities - which is in line with current opportunities for minorities in the United States.Of course, in order to have an accurate historical context, these sales would need to include 2-3 months of bake sales where only white males would be allowed to purchase food at all followed by weeks of only male sales, a few days of sales for all and then, for a single day, minority-favored prices.The historical context is imperative considering that family socio-economic class (often determnded by education) and highest degree attained by parents are the most vital indicators of an idnividual student's chance to successfully atain a degree of higher learning