“My grandfather had asked me many times whether I'd like to come to South Carolina with him. He wanted to introduce me to our people down there and I didn't want to go. In those days, the South was still a place where black kids were lynched. Something horrible could happen to you. I've had that feeling my whole life.” PeopleWantStillsWholeFeelingsHappensKidsWantedBlackSouthWhole LifeHorribleIntroducingGrandfatherMy GrandfatherCarolinaSouth Carolina Author:John Edgar Wideman
“I'm still divided in my principles and what I think is right and what I'm actually able to do, whether talking about writing or being a citizen or being a husband or being a father. And I'm trying to get better.” ThinkingWritingTryingStillsAbleFatherTalkingPrinciplesCitizensHusbandGet BetterDividedBeing A Father Author:John Edgar Wideman
“There are still horrible things that go on because of the myth of race, but we don't have to succumb totally.” StillsRaceGoes OnMythHorribleHorrible Things Author:John Edgar Wideman
