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This 6 page paper discusses the problems with self segregation by minorities, how it impacts the conditions of the minority and how it effects the education of the minority child. Based largely on the work of George Henderson's book, Our Souls to Keep. Quotes cited from text. Also included are Shirley Brice Heath and Anne Moody quotes. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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is like to be black in America. Issues such as forced and selected segregation, teaching the black child versus teaching the white child, and the supervision of black workers, all
come into play in his work. Of these three issues however, one would have to state, seems to carry more weight. That is the issue of segregation and its effects
on the education of the black child. This book reminds one, somewhat, of Anne Moodys book, Coming of Age in Mississippi. In this book, Moody chronicles her growing up
time in Mississippi during the sixties and the types of prejudices that she had to face from within and without her community. What is particularly interesting is that Anne is
clearly not only upset with the whites that she meets and deals with, but with the blacks as well. As she says, "I was 15 years old when I began
to hate people... I hated all the whites who were responsible for the countless murders... But I also hated Negroes. I hated them for not standing up and doing something
about the murders" (Moody 129). What is most interesting about this statement is that she has the perception at such an early age to realize that in order to better
their conditions they had to stand up to what wasnt right. In other words she saw that there was a combination of factors, and not all of them resting on
the white side, which had contributed to the black mans demise. This is the same type of sentiment which is echoed in Hendersons work. The problem with segregation is
two-fold. There is a sense of comfort in surrounding oneself with others who are physically like one, who embrace the same cultural background and history that you do. Given this,
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