Equality / Inequality
Equality / Inequality
Garwin DeBerry
“It’s really hard to reach any idea of equanimity or equity unless you understand your history.”
Phylissa Mitchell
“If you don’t let go of that privilege, we are just going to be mired here.”
Phylissa Mitchell
“They got all the good books, all the new books. We got the hand-me-downs.”
Garwin DeBerry
Garwin DeBerry
“Black people stayed in their place. White people ran everything.”
Garwin DeBerry
“It was just a long process to get more representation.”
Julia Shields
“Officer, why is he Mr. Chauncey, and I’m Vincent?”
Vincent Kinney
Vincent Kinney
“Separate and equal wasn’t working.”
Vincent Kinney
Vincent Kinney
Kent Merritt
“It was bigger than a football field.”
Kent Merritt
“I don’t know what could have been done better, but it should’ve been done better.”
Kent Merritt
“The conventional wisdom at the time was that the white school had better facilities.”
Kent Merritt
“And in Venable, that’s my first brush with discrimination.”
Kent Merritt
“They were in charge of everything at Burley before, and now they have nothing.”
Kent Merritt
James Bryant
“You’re the best player, you play. That’s the way it should be.”
George Foussekis
“Eighth grade was awful because you couldn’t play sports.”
Frankie Allen
“I think he was trying to keep the racial balance.”
Frankie Allen
“To some people, they were different.”
Jimmy Hollins
Darlene Quarles Robinson
“As a result of my experiences, I have empathy.”
Darlene Quarles Robinson
“Now it’s together, and let’s try to do a little bit on the equal part.”
Chip German
Mark and Nancy Tramontin
Bernadette Whitsett Hammond
“There just were not many Black teachers there during my time.”
Bernadette Whitsett Hammond
“He could be in the band, but he could not perform with the band.”
Bernadette Whitsett Hammond
“You’ve done something bad. That’s taboo.”
Nathaniel Garland
“Well, whenever you’re feared and hated any time you walk in somewhere, it starts to wear on you.”
Nathaniel Garland
“They said they couldn’t guarantee my safety.”
Roland and Ronald Woodfolk
“She was still teaching after we left, and she did the black students the same way, gave ‘em Es”
Roland and Ronald Woodfolk
“I’m always taught you should get the grade that was beholden to your effort.”