Alchemy of Race In The Alchemy of Race and Riots an argument takes place between a Jewish student and a black student at Stanford University. They argue about the identity of Beethoven, the black student stating that Beethoven had black heritage while the white student found that idea to be preposterous. Clearly this upset the black student, who is given the name “Q.C.” Q.C. is angered by the fact that the white student …showed first 75 words of 819 total…

…showed last 75 words of 819 total…woes. Just as in the case of Fred, the school has defended his right of freedom of speech and belittled the situation, instead of protecting the rights of Q.C. I know that if the tables were turned and the black student had made that type of derogatory statement to a white fraternity, punishment would have been swift and hard on Q.C., and my children would learn about it when they enter grade school.