An anecdotal example is the potential dangers of Garvey's philosophy illustrated by my K-12 experience. My predominantly white public school district has not been affected by the diverse experiences of other races. I only received one story that was the product of my curriculum and my teachers' training. My understanding of the full, long-term impact of slavery was limited, and my exposure to the suffering of Asians, Mexicans, and Native Americans was almost nonexistent. Until I reached the upper-level classes accessible to a small number of students, I was completely unaware of these different experiences, their impact, and how they influence perception and thinking. Our core history course spent more time on history that applied directly to my peers, such as the glory of the Spanish missions and the California Gold Rush. Experiences drive perspective, and because of this, my perspective, along with the perspectives of individuals in Garvey's uniform society, was (and would be) limited. But perhaps more importantly, it is unlikely that I would recognize it if I were unable to understand what guided Garvey's philosophy, as well as the philosophies of Washington and Du Bois, in the first