“You mix the affluence of the white and the poverty of the black and you do not get a civilized society. Integration on an equal level is one thing. Mixing on an unequal level is another.” BlackWhiteLevelsPovertyOne ThingEqualRacismEqualityCivilizedIntegrationMixingAffluenceCivilized Society Author:Marya Mannes
“In the early 1970s in Atlanta, I attended what had formerly been an all-white school but had become a black school after integration and white flight. Perhaps because of this, the teachers created a curriculum that included a focus on African American literature and history year-round, not just in February.” YearsSchoolLiteratureBlackWhiteFocusTeacherRoundsFlightAfrican AmericanIntegrationCurriculumFebruaryAtlantaAmerican Literature Author:Natasha Trethewey
“One of the worst things that happened to black people in America historically is integration. People ask me why I say that and I tell them it's because we gave up all of our control.” PeopleAmericaAsksBlackHappenedWorstAsk MeBlack PeopleWorst ThingsIntegrationGave Up Author:David Banner