Lessons from my Father

​​Now a woman of a certain age, I understand more how my father thought to help my mother raise a daughter during the days of segregation, those days of Jim Crow laws. It would be seen as psychological abuse these days, but I became strong, able to face many challenges, and able to look at potential harm heading towards me, to see how I can keep my feet firm on the ground. I wonder how many other Black girls, especially in the South, had to be tempered the way I was, to bear up and to never let the monster win.

Facilitator: Charlene Ball
Musician: Mick Kinney