i remember when jackie robinson broke the "color barrier" in baseball

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once, i went with my mother to down town philadelphia.

i had never seen "coloreds" before.....the sense of poverty appalled me

they seemed so "burdened"...so unbreathing

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i was being trained in the art of "studying"......to become a doctor, or at least a lawyer

when i ....
........................"became of age"

i was gone

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*** wee reese was my hero....
whenever a hotel refused jackie service he, too would leave and , if necessary, spend the night wth jackie walking the streets

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sometimes........
.........­.................each one of us must
"cross the line"

AND THAT TIME IS "NOW"
MY FRIENDS