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“Integration Is Like a Salad”: My Mom on Growing Up in the Segregated South

“Integration Is Like a Salad”: My Mom on Growing Up in the Segregated South

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Summary

In this conversation, host Sheree Curry speaks with her mom, Vera Curry James, who reflects on growing up Black in segregated Alabama during the Jim Crow era and later attending an integrated school in Chicago. Vera discusses how those experiences shaped her career as an educator, her life as a mother, and her deep belief in the importance of integration, equality and belonging.

Takeaways

  • Diversity in Education
  • The Importance of Integration

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