37. "I did in the Mattapan-Dorchester-Roxbury boroughs of Boston" In response to In response to 0
I kinda grew up around black folk in politics being in my house discussing things with my father when I was kid. The first black on the Boston school committee (John O'Bryant) was a good friend of the family and was always at our house. Next door neighbor was a dean at Northeastern University and campaign manager for many.
My father was a good friend of JFK Jr while running the health department at Brown U in the 70s.
My grandfather on my mother's side was a good older friend of Malcolm X and helped him with the occasional speaking venue of the basement of our church back in the day when he came to town. I saw a lot and heard a lot of stories.