So integrator our neighborhood and our school. Host i did want to ask that question. How much black people were living in stamford, connecticut, in 1963 . Guest it was north stanford so thats, morland and so it was our family. 63 there may have been more. There may have been two or three who lived up in that section of town. Still very much segregated in stamford, connecticut,. Host what do you remember about that segregation, possibly one of the few africanamericans . Guest i remember in Elementary School children ask d me if i made the and me feeling very insecure, very shy, didnt speak at all. I wouldnt ask questions. I wouldnt wear my glasses because i did want to be different in any other way. I didnt understand that was part of my experience there being the only black child in the fifth grade. So fifth grade is only black child in school. Host why did mom and dad want you to have that, or want you to live there . Guest i dont think the water as to that level of isolation nor lack
In 1963 . Well, it was north stanford so thats mad mow had more land it and was our family. In 63 may have been more. May have been two or three. In that section of the south. Very much signature segregated ourselves in stanford, connecticut. Host what would you. At that segregation, one of the fee africanamericans. Guest i remember in Elementary School children asking me if i bathed and me feeling very insecure, very shy, not didnt speak at all. I wouldnt ask questions. I wouldnt wear my glasses because i didnt want to be different in any other way and didnt understand that was part of my experience there, being the only black child in the fifth grade. So fifth grade i was the only black child in the school. Host why did mom and dad want you to have that . Or wanted you to live there. Guest i dont think they wanted to us have that level of isolation nor lack of really they werent sending us out there as an experiment. It was that my father was still playing for the brooklyn dodgers, w
Right there, thats the motel where doctor king was staying. The one up there by my finger mark. Right and my dad in patterson went down the next day bring money for the children who had been jailed during the marches. And they went to the site and also stated that motel so. Where it had beenbombed. Martin luther king, a ie friend of the family . What they did, as a family, is we started doing jazz concerts and our first concert was also to raise money, it was in june and then we went up, at the house, at our house, yes and my brothers and i sold hotdogs and sodas and we turned in 1000 after our first gas sponsor and we had a second one after the march in washington and we had gone to the market as a family. That was our first time as a family actually participating in the Larger Movement. And it was just an amazing experience because this is what we were asking for. We would ask dad can we go with you to birmingham and he said no, ill figure this out and he figured it out by bringing u
Instincts for some of the reactions. So i loved 42 because chad was a strong actor and understood Jackie Robinson and showed him as a powerful, strong man, who was on a mission. Host Sharon Robinson is our guest, the fir call from laura. Caller hi. Thank you so much. Im thrilled be able to talk to you. And heres my question. Youre talking about the 63 march. I was 16 in 1959 and went on the ought march it grated schools then and im degree to know if you know anything about that because your dad was there some and so was i and ive been trying to find out more information about it. Was going to get in touch with your mom but now i have you. Do you remember anything . Guest i remember that my dad did aing you march in 1959 but i also would like to hear your memories. So you can reach me through the Jackie Robinson foundation, based in new york city. And please call and leave a message that youre trying to reach me and ill well talk. Host sharon, from dublin, ohio, go ahead, sharon. Caller
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