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Commentary
*"Arthur," again, a
reference to arthritis."
**"Sistuh’s Boy"
is Sam Junior, called Sonny.
***Other than to Baltimore,
Mama never traveled. She was too busy making a living and
holding together her family. She only got to do recreational
traveling after she had retired. That occurred either through
the church, or the Senior Citizens Center, or her daughter
Lucinda. She, however, never dared the skies and boarded an
airplane. She has never, I believe, ridden a train for long
distances.
****The "Church" is
Jerusalem Baptist, the mother of local churches. As the story
goes, in the late 19th century or maybe the early 20th, dissenting
members left Jerusalem and started other churches in a radius of
five to ten miles. . . . Hudy, I believe, was buried in
Southampton, an adjoining county, the home of Nathaniel Turner.
Our blood relationships can also be found in Southampton. Many
left Southampton and came to Sussex or Greensville counties to
live and make a home.
*****When this letter was
written, I was beginning my second year in the English graduate program
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