#779 Hollow and Far Away- Anthony Grooms
Ralphie and his family were pretty well off for their community. His father was the only black man working at the plant and he was one of only two black children at his school.
“I was the only black boy in the fifth grade, and the teacher was hard and didn’t like me. But Daddy was even harder than the teacher.”
They were invited to visit his Uncle in the country. Life was different out here and so were expectations. But family always try to show each other up. However, no matter how much you pretend you’re different or better, those that hate you look at you all the same.
Notable Passage: “Discipline and opportunity. But a little wine ain’t gone kill ‘im.”
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