▁a ▁" h air - don ' t " ▁and ▁sends ▁her ▁to ▁the ▁principal ' s ▁office , ▁from ▁which ▁T racy ▁is ▁sent ▁to ▁special ▁education ▁classes , ▁where ▁she ▁meets ▁several ▁black ▁class m ates ▁who ▁have ▁been ▁put ▁there ▁to ▁hold ▁them ▁back ▁academ ically . ▁The ▁students ▁introduce ▁T racy ▁to ▁Mot orm outh ▁May b elle , ▁an ▁R & B ▁record ▁shop ▁owner ▁and ▁host ▁of ▁the ▁month ly ▁" N eg ro ▁Day " ▁on ▁The ▁Corn y ▁Collins ▁Show . ▁They ▁teach ▁T racy , ▁Pen ny , ▁and ▁Link ▁dance ▁moves ▁and ▁Pen ny ▁begins ▁an ▁inter ra cial ▁rom ance ▁with ▁Mot orm outh ▁May b elle ' s ▁son , ▁Sea we ed . ▁This ▁hor rif ies ▁Pen ny ' s ▁parents , ▁Pr ud ence ▁and ▁P addy , ▁who ▁imprison ▁their ▁daughter ▁in ▁her ▁bed room ▁and ▁try ▁to ▁brain w ash ▁her ▁into ▁d ating ▁white ▁boys ▁and ▁opp ose ▁integration ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁Dr . ▁Frederick son , ▁a ▁qu ack ▁psych iat rist . ▁Sea we ed ▁later ▁helps ▁her ▁break ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁and ▁run ▁away . ▁It ▁is ▁imp lied ▁that ▁she ▁will ▁never ▁return , ▁as ▁she ▁has ▁finally ▁broken ▁free ▁from ▁her ▁parents . ▁ ▁Und eter red , ▁T racy ▁uses ▁her ▁new found ▁fame ▁to ▁champion ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁ra cial ▁integration ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁Mot orm outh ▁May b elle , ▁Corn y ▁Collins ,