Leon's+Story

Q: What did whites think about blacks? A:They had no feelings - no souls.

Q: Who helped pave the way for equal rights? A: Martin Luther King Jr.

Q: How did Leon's father die? A: He was going to town to buy Leon a birthday present and some drunk white teenagers ran him over several times.

Q: What did the father of the little boy make him do after he said pardon me to Leon? A: He had to kick him because you don't apologize to a black person. You tell them to get out of your way.

Q: Why did Leon's father and grandfather feel that education was not necessary? A: They could never get a job because of their color, so why bother.

Q; Why were the colored children stronger and healthier than the white children? A: The mom brought boiled water home after the white people had boiled their vegartables in it. All the nutrients were in the water.

Q: Name 2 occasions when white and black people wodl come together. A: Christmas and funeral.

p. 25 Q: Why didn't the colored children get in trouble? A: They had so mnay chores they had very little time.

p. 38 Q: What happened when the colored kids would walk home after school? A: The white bus would stop and the white kids would throw stones.

p. 47 Q: There was one place the colored people coudl try clothes on. Where? A: The Jewish store. They coudl try on shoes.

Q: Why didn't the colored people call the police? A; The police were sometimes Klansman.

Q: How and why did things change when Leon's family moved back to the Johnson farm? A: The kids were better educated and they kept better track of the money.

Q: What was the longest job Leon ever held? A: Custodian at Park School Elementary in Baltimore MD

Q: Where the colored people afraid of ALL the white people? Who were they afraid of? A: They were only afraid of the KKK.