African American Groundbreakers at the Smithsonian: Challenges and Achievements - Louis R. Purnell, Smithsonian Institution. Accessed February 27, 2025. "The education available to him in Cape May was far superior than he could have obtained in the segregated schools he attended in Wilmington. Not only was Cape May High School superior, it was also integrated. Nevetheless, Purnell was the only black student in his entire grade. As Purnell recalled, it was 'something like a ratio of eight blacks to six hundred whites.'"
