Bob Jones University apologizes for racist policies

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Friday, November 21, 2008 - Added 365d 2h ago

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COLUMBIA, South Carolina - A fundamentalist Christian University has apologized for racist policies including a one-time ban on interracial dating that wasn’t lifted until nine years ago and its unwillingness to admit black students until 1971.

Bob Jones University founded in 1927 in South Carolina said its rules on race were shaped by culture instead of the Bible, according to a statement posted today on its Web site.

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