Grandparents- Rickia

Growing up in my neighborhood was fun we had lots of fun but segregation was not too far over. So my grandparents still didn’t let me go outside with them and i didn’t live with my mother i saw no wrong with the white kids but she believed that they looked down on us.

About This Story

  • Project: We Are Here
  • Date submitted: 2018-11-18 00:00:00
  • Emotional tone: Neutral
  • Who should know about this? No one

About the Storyteller

  • Community: Boynton Beach
  • Age: 41-50
  • Gender: Female

How the Storyteller Interpreted Their Story

Note: Responses which fell closer to the middle (between two or three options) are shown as two dashes.
  • In your story, why did people act the way they did? They did what they believed
  • My story relates to: The traditions of the past
  • Why did things happen in the story I told? --
  • The lesson in your story is: Take the good, lose the bad
  • In my story, problems are solved by: NA
  • My story teaches us to: Always look ahead to the future
  • My story teaches us that: The community has total control
  • My story teaches us that: --
  • My story teaches us that: The community is stable

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