Reply #111: There weren't a lot of black kids, but there were some.

[noonwitch]

I've heard that Kentwood's racial makeup has changed since 1982. There was even a black mayor there a few years back, a republican.

But there was no official segregation in the 70s and early 80s. In elementary and middle school, I don't really remember there being any racial issues-everyone hung out with everyone else-there really weren't very many black kids at either my elementary or middle schools.

In high school, things were a little different, as there were more black kids, as student populations from two middle schools converged. The black kids suddenly had a large enough group to hang with.