In Class Video Response

I can imagine that, for this man who grew up in Prince Edward County, seeing how far the schools have come must've been a feeling like no other. It must've been a mixture emotions, overwhelming even. Seeing this man cry as he spoke about his past served as another reminder of the grief and pain that African Americans went through during the time of segregation. The professor who worked at the school, and who happened to be white, reminisced on his childhood and what it was like to play with one of the boys in the yard. Relating back to the book, Kristen Green speaks about her experience growing up in school. She explains the difficult decisions her parents had to make regarding her education and their final decision  to put her in Prince Edward Academy. They say it wasn't because they wanted her to participate in a segregated school, but that the education there was better. It's clear that her lack of exposure to black people, or any other race for that matter, is what brought her so much surprise  when she saw them. I think she kind of took that as a lesson, and made her decide she wanted something different for her girls. She wanted diversity for