Category Archives: stories – Rhode Island

most of these stories are from my childhood growing up in the 1950s around Coventry, RI.

How I Learned About Race: The Story of Stephen McKinney

When Stephen McKinney and his little sister enrolled at the Knotty Oak grammar school the year I started 7th grade, in fall 1960, John F. Kennedy was a few months away from becoming President of the United States. Change was … Continue reading

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