Art Quote by Da'Vine Joy Randolph

And I can relate to that, because I went to an all white school, so I knew what that was like. And it was…

— Rachel True

I went to a school that was predominantly white, and I was one of the first wave of black kids.

— Jay Blades

I went to an all-white school in high school.

— Bradley Beal

I was at all-white schools from kindergarten to twelfth grade, so I wanted to feel what it was like just to be me and…

— Amy Sherald

At Grinnell College, for the first time in my life, I was in an all-white setting. It was a shocking experience.

— Bernice King

Growing up in a school that was majority white, my understanding of the world was that I was different but that differences shouldn't be…

— Alicia Garza

My life was very compartmentalized. I went to a school that was all white, and then I went home and to my black family.

— Chirlane McCray

I didn't see myself any different from my white counterparts in school. I just didn't! I thought I could do what they did. And…

— Viola Davis

Once my school was integrated, and I was there with white kids and a few black kids, it really didn't matter to us what…

— Ruby Bridges

I think that it's hard enough being an adolescent and wanting so much to fit in with your peers, your schoolmates, and to erase…

— Natasha Trethewey

I grew up in a predominantly white community - Hinsdale, Illinois - and given that, I feel blessed because I could still count my…

— Tomi Adeyemi

I went to a predominantly white secondary school and experienced a lot of hate and racism.

— Jay Blades