də vˈoːɹ ɐtˈɛndᵻd sˈɛɡɹɪɡˌeɪɾᵻd skˈuːlz ʌntˈɪl ʃiː wʌz nˈaɪn, ænd ðˈɛn mˈuːvd tə wˈɪnstənsˈeɪləm tə lˈɪv wɪð hɜː mˈʌðɚz bɹˈʌðɚ, dʒˈɑːn.
DeVore attended segregated schools until she was nine, and then moved to Winston-Salem to live with her mother's brother, John.