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1 Jul 2014

The Achievement Gap

by Margot Fortunato Galt | posted in: Social Commentary, Childhood, History | 0

Growing up in South Carolina, I had no trouble identifying segregation. Blacks sat at the back of the city bus, whites in front. In dime stores, blacks were not allowed to sit at lunch counters. Super markets were for whites; small corner groceries … Continued

South Carolina, segregation, white privilege
26 May 2014

The Upper Room

by Margot Fortunato Galt | posted in: Childhood, Growing up in the South, Writing, History | 0

It was first my daughter’s when we moved into this tall St. Paul house. One of two rooms on the third floor, it was the one facing south. And until the locust and olive trees grew tall enough for shade, it … Continued

Between the Houses, segregation

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