Black and white and shades of gray. In the Stockton University art gallery, the 47 small paintings by Casey Rubel and the large photographs by Wendel White of “Schools for the Colored” give the feeling of bleak winter, an absence of warmth. Little wonder, as the pieces take their inspiration from the not so distant past.

The exhibit “The Question the Answer Hides: Casey Ruble and Wendel White” examines racial inequality in America.