After the first day of one class, half of the black students dropped out. While she thinks the extra effort is worth it, other black students don't believe the same way because they feel like they have been oppressed since they were born. For example, Mizelle said children see in grocery stores that angel food cake is white, while devil's food cake is black. On television and in movies, good guys wear white, while bad guys wear black. That may be why some black students don't believe they can do as well as white students.
Teachers are the other part.
She said some recognize one race more than others, or tolerate one race's behavior more than others. Another thing Mizelle believes isn't right is the changes made to the Columbia County School District this year. She said creating Niblack Elementary and Richardson Middle schools has brought back segregation. The numbers prove her point. According to the schools, Niblack is 94 percent black and 5 percent white, while Richardson is 41 percent black and other minorities and 59 percent white.