Quote 1
"The goal was to unlock the chains that held these children within caste-and-color sequestration and divorced them from the mainstream of American society." (Kozol, page 6)
This quote stated a goal that really stuck in my mind and I ended up reading it over several times. The final goal that Kozol is stating came after a long set of goals he didn't want to only happen to help end racial segregation in the schools. The terms caste-and-color sequestration was unfamiliar to me, so I wanted to look further into the phrase. Simply, I found it to mean the removal of the racial segregation. "Divorced them from the mainstream of American society," made me feel like they weren't one of us or part of a whole. Not only in the classroom, or educational "whole," but also in the community, society, and the whole world itself. I liked the goal that was set forth to obtain the finale to racial segregation in these schools. How were they going to obtain this goal? When would it happen? Who would take charge? All questions that I want to know after reading this quote. The words Kozol uses are very intense and leave you to think deeply of each sentence meaning.
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