Article August 10, 1987 Issue

Knowing their names

Written for the Sentinel

A newspaper reporter was talking with schoolchildren, gathering information for a story on how white and black students see themselves and each other. In an all-black elementary school, the reporter asked Ellen, a six-year-old, if she had ever played with any white children.

"No," she said.

"Well, would you like to?"

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