WE+du+Bois++1935

1935 article left NAACP in 1934, could not have written this article and be in NAACP (played a role in mke voucher movement) Segregation is a necessary step
 * black kids are treated horribley in integrated schools
 * in integrated schools, they are "learning their place in society"
 * given the reality of the situation at hand, it is important to segregate
 * they are loosing their own perspective, on history (African American studies)
 * black students need teachers who understand their lives/history
 * became a nationalist during this period of time
 * rather than being concerned with desegregation, African Americans should be concerned with getting more resources for black schools
 * White people will resist desegregation, why go through the trouble?

Post discussion observations
 * Lowe felt that in terms of DeBois assessment that African American students would have a better chance in all black schools.
 * AA institutions play an important part of affirming the culture of the African American