Education Quote by Liz Carr

In so many ways, segregation shaped me, and education liberated me.

— Maya Angelou

I went to a school with the kids of judges and elected officials and architects, civil leaders, and influencers. And I felt very much…

— Ayanna Pressley

I was really able to integrate into a diverse school and learn to get along with all different types of people.

— Ray Fisher

School had two big influences on me. First, the racism I received - being called names and having eight people out to get me…

— Jay Blades

So, I was in a segregated, all black, public elementary school until fourth grade, until my father died. And that's when my mother transferred…

— Maya Wiley

My school was actually really diverse.

— Jake Paul

I was the only mixed-race girl in my school, but for me, that was a positive thing; it made me unique. If it wasn't…

— Alesha Dixon

I know I'm going back some decades, but I'll never forget the discomfort of being one of the few Black kids in a predominantly…

— Jonathan Capehart

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

I remember being a teenager, I never thought that I'd live in a society that was not segregated. It happened.

— Shelby Steele

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'm from an upper-middle class background. But because there was no one of my race where I grew up, I was very isolated. I…

— Courtney A. Kemp