ck-up heifer." (Kent 5) In turn, Gwendolyn created a world of her own at home by reading and writing stories and poems.
             Gwendolyn also attended Hyde Park High School, which was the leading white school in the city. She transferred to an all-black school named Wendell Phillips High School, and then moved on to the integrated Englewood High School. Kenny Jackson Williams says that these four schools gave her a perspective on racial dynamics, which would later influence her works.
             After graduating from high school, Brooks attended Wilson Junior College, where she made many new friends. George E. Kent says it best, "Despite her habitual reticence, she had a deep feeling for people.
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