On page 167, the narrator’s father states that “you can’t force integration boy. People who want to integrate will integrate.”  This reminds me of a contrast shown in my comp gov class between de facto and de justo states- de facto states uphold certain democratic values on paper, while de justo states support the constitutional promises through active investment. In the context of the book, this questions how effective the Civil Rights movement really was- did it just accomplish de facto changes but fail to enact societal mindset regarding race?