Americans: if you were born before 1968 what did you actually experience or know about regarding segregation and desegregation?

Let us know what state you lived in during that time. I’m curious about both what southerners and people who lived outside of the south. Some parts of the south were not very divided racially, while others were very divided and extremely unequal. If you were living outside of the south, were you aware of segregation?

Do you remember when schools were desegregated? What did you think? What about shops and restaurants? What was being said by adults around you? If you were an adult, what did you think?