Still Separate Still Unequal Summary

Nowadays, it is easy to be put in a group because that’s how we get viewed depending on who we socialize. If we hang out with blacks, we are automatically viewed as gangs, if we are seen with Hispanics, we may be viewed as poor or if we talk to whites, it is possible to be viewed as rich and successful. In the upcoming paragraphs, Beverly Daniel Tatum and Jonathon Kozol each explain to us how each race is viewed in a differently perspective as everyone else, specifically in education. In the article, “Why are all the black kids sitting together in the cafeteria?” by Beverly Daniel Tatum, Tatum identifies her research from experiences of the roles of races in education and how they identify many of us including black students. . It is logical to think we are being judged by our surroundings. This all starts when we hit puberty because that is when our emotions go higher and our self esteem goes lower.

For example, suburban schools which are made up of mostly white students, have the better education compared to the urban schools which are mostly filled with black and/or Hispanic students. He proves this by stating, “In Brooklyn, New York, at Adlai High School, 97% of the students population are black or Hispanic; a mere eight-tenths of one percent were white. One school in Kansas City, Missouri claimed that their school had children from diverse backgrounds despite the fact that 99.6% were African American.” (242). Kozol explains to the readers so that we can understand how our communities deny the fact that the schools are not integrated. Through out the essay, he uses many different types of rhetorical appeals such as pathos, logos, and ethos. He uses logos to prove how the education in schools are still separate. For example, Kozol mentions the exact percentage of students by their race in school all over the