In the 1960s, it did get to be intolerable. We paid taxes but had to sit at the back of the bus or use separate restrooms. But at the same time, we all realized we could not throw away the relationships we had built. |
So many of us were acquaintances or even friends with our neighbors. |
The other boys would always try to get him to act out, go with them to steal a watermelon from a farm or something. He wouldn't have any of it. |