Hey yall

Alright...Hey ya'll.
Update on my work.
We know I'm doing civil rights era based work more or so focusing on the integration of schools in Virginia. Over the past couple of weeks I've been drowned in information from interviews with my subjects. I have not taken pictures of them yet because I wanted them to get comfortable with me first. A few statements that really stuck out to me from them:
"I never got a failing grade until schools integrated"
"In 7th grade I experienced my first walk out, I later found out the KKK organized all the white kids to leave school"
"My first white teacher gave me a 0 on a paper I wrote about slavery"
"At first they only sent white teachers to satisfy the integration laws"


Talking to these people made me realize we never learned about the black schools that were integrated. We know of the little rock nine who integrated a white school. But just a dinner conversation or car ride with my subjects I learned so much about the other side and I think I'm really pushing a topic that has been overlooked. A lot of people are in their 60's and lived in the South and they have a story.

Another thing that was said was "Im not saying all this to you so you can go run out and hate all white people, I'm giving you this knowledge so you can know your history"
I think thats a good summary of my work and what I want to do with my work.

Taking pictures this week ya'll.

I also want to go to the Virginia Pilot and check out their archives of this time.

Currently I have interviewed 4 people. Hopefully taking photos of two of them at the end of this week.