Quote by Jonathan Kozol
But for the children of the poorest people were stripping the curr

But for the children of the poorest people were stripping the curriculum, removing the arts and music, and drilling the children into useful labor. Were not valuing a child for the time in which she actually is a child. – Jonathan Kozol

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At that time, I had recently finished a book called Amazing Grace, which many people tell me is a very painful book to read. Well, if it was painful to read, it was also painful to write. I had pains in my chest for two years while I was writing that book. – Jonathan Kozol

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The primary victims of Katrina, those who were given the least help by the government, those rescued last or not at all, were overwhelmingly people of color largely hidden from the mainstream of society. – Jonathan Kozol

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During the decades after Brown v. Board of Education there was terrific progress. Tens of thousands of public schools were integrated racially. During that time the gap between black and white achievement narrowed. – Jonathan Kozol

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Id love it if American kids were listening to Muslim music. – Brian Eno

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I dont need anybody to market or promote me. If people dont want to hear this music, then its not for them. You cannot please everybody. – Lauryn Hill

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It was all about music, about getting your friends to come and see you play. I dont see that same intimacy happening very much today. – Layne Staley

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I like to make music, I like rap music. Even if Im white, I support that music. If I want to support it or any other white kid wants to support it more power to them. – Kid Rock

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