Tag: 1960s
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Rural Mississippi Tales: Healing from Poison Ivy in the 1960s
My mother told me this story many years ago. I am retelling it here as she told it to me. Marcus would be my grandfather. This event took place in rural Mississippi in the 1960’s. “When I was about 2 or 3 years old, my daddy, Marcus, worked for a seismograph company. He was the…
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1967 School Year Begins: Insights from a Child’s View
A father’s extreme statement illustrates the importance of cherishing time with children before they grow up.