“After we moved into an integrated school, everything changed in a big way. We were, it seems on reflection very poor, but I did not feel it at the time. I think that was because of Mama.” Ed’s mom worked very hard, maybe even harder than his dad to make sure her family always had food on their plates, and to make sure her kids were as happy as could be. “Daddy worked hard and had to because as a black man, nothing came easy.”
Schools were segregated all the way up until 1954. Ed was in the sixth/seventh grade(“Integration: 1954 to 1963”). Growing up, his aunt was his teacher. During the school day, he could not call her Aunty; he had to call her Mrs.Threatt. When he moved into an integrated school, even though the schools were integrated
Schools were segregated all the way up until 1954. Ed was in the sixth/seventh grade(“Integration: 1954 to 1963”). Growing up, his aunt was his teacher. During the school day, he could not call her Aunty; he had to call her Mrs.Threatt. When he moved into an integrated school, even though the schools were integrated