At school with the boss’s kids
One day at the grade school That had been ordered To desegregate only, Virginia saw the red clutch bag On my desk next to hers. She did not comment; she only Stared at the purse long enough To indicate she remembered That her mother had cheerfully put The purse in a shopping bag, piled some [...]
From Rosa Lee’s Granddaughter
I’ve invited others to share their stories about their own families, and here is the first guest blogger to take me up on it.
Notes on a dying generation
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