That was a man who was employed by the tulsa tribune and he in turn employed me, didnt employ any young black newsboys. I was employed by mister ripitso, it always and always clear what that was. In the afternoon, he was throwing newspapers and i helped him, wrapped them and prepared for the delivery and then went around with him to deliver the newspapers and i didnt collect, he collected the money and he had all the contact with the newspaper. I had no contacts with the newspaper though they knew that i was in front, they employed no black people. Host your father was a lawyer . Guest my father was a lawyer, yes. I contacted people through him, but it was not a serious thing. Host where were you born . Guest in oklahoma south of tulsa, the name of the village was rentersville, oklahoma. My father and mother moved there in 191112 because he had experiences in shreveport, louisiana, these were not pleasant and he moved to an allblack town because of the way they treated him injuries rep
Story author of bestselling from slavery to freedom appeared 2006. The first white man that engage me that i remember when i was in high school and it was a man from the afternoon newspaper. The tribune did not employ any young black newsboys. I was employed with another job i wasnt always clear what it was but in the afternoon i helped him tied the newspapers and wrap them or whatever we di did. That i help to deliver the newspapers. But i did not collect. He collected the money and he had all the contacts i had no contact with the newspaper all theyll know they knew i was employed by him. But there were no black people to serve as newsboys. My father was a lawyer. I had contact with white people through him, but most casual and not serious just being introduced. Was born in a village in oklahoma south of tulsa about 60 miles south and my father and mother move there in 1912 because he had experience from Shreveport Louisiana and these experiences were not pleasant so they moved to wh
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