America ReFramed

The Prep School Negro (2x11)

: 11, 2014

Growing up in the ghettos of Philadelphia, filmmaker André Robert Lee's mother struggled to support him and his sister by putting strings in the waistbands of track pants and swimsuits in a local factory. When André turned 14 years old, he received what his family believed to be the golden ticket, a full scholarship to attend one of the most prestigious prep schools in the country. Elite education was André's way up and out, but at what price? The tuition was covered but this new world cost him and his family much more than anyone could have anticipated.