“My parents were not formally educated. Both were cognizant of the importance of education. The teachers and ministers were the role models, and they would say, you should want to be like Miss Gardiner, you should want to be like Mr. Freeman, or be like your dad. Shun the people who don't value education.” PeopleWantShouldValuesParentRolesTeacherMissingLike YouDadModelsImportanceEducatedMinistersRole ModelsYour DadFreemanValue Of EducationImportance Of EducationCognizant Author:David C. Driskell
“That emphasis, from my parents, was always, "if you want something different from this" - they didn't say "better than this," because I'm not sure that they knew anything better, "then get an education."” IfsWantDifferentParentNot SureEmphasisWant Something Author:David C. Driskell
“There was no real gender definition in the sense of how you treat people in those days with gender differences. You avoided them. My parents always told me that you do not make fun of anybody, and so I didn't see anything funny about it.” PeopleRealFunParentDifferencesTreatsDefinitionsGenderAvoidedGender Differences Author:David C. Driskell
