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Chapter 56: Integration-Part 2: Negroes, Lesbians and Yankees, Oh My!

Once integration happened, it was really no big deal to most of us.  Some of our parents, however, never recovered. The South in those days, at least in small towns like ours, was built a lot of unbendable, undefinable, unpublished, … Continue reading

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Chapter 44: Haul Out the Holly

When I was growing up in Danville, Virginia, decorating for Christmas was always a very big deal. My Mother’s goal in life, for several years, was to win the Temple Terrace Women’s Club Home Decorating Contest.   Even though she … Continue reading

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