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GrowupColored
[A]Youwouldn'tknowPiedmontanymore―myPiedmont,Imean—thetowninWestVirginiawhereIlearnedtobeacoloredboy．
[B]The1950sinPiedmontwasatimetoremember,oratleasttome．PeoplewerealwaysproudtobefromPiedmont—lyingatthefootofamountain,onthebanksofthemightyPotomac．WeknewGodgaveAmericanomorebeautifullocation．Ineverknewcoloredpeopleanywherewhowerecrazieraboutmountainsandwater,flowersandtrees,fishingandhunting．Foraslongasanyonecouldremember,wecouldouthunt,outshoot,andoutswimthewhiteboysinthevalley．
[C]ThesocialstructureofPiedmontwassomethingweknewlikethebackofourhands．Itwasanimmigranttown;whitePiedmontwasItalianandIrish,withahandfulofwealthyWASPs(盎格鲁撒克逊裔的白人新教徒．onEastHampshireStreet,and"ethnic"neighborhoodsofworking-classpeopleeverywhereelse,coloredandwhite．
[D]Foraslongasanyonecanremember,Piedmont'scharacterhasbeencompletelyboundupwiththeWestvacopapermill:itsprosperouspastanddoubtfulfuture．Atfirstglance,thetownisatypicaldyingmillcenter．Manyoncebeautifulbuildingsstandempty,evidencingabygonetimeofspiritandpride．ThebighousesonEastHampshireStreetarenolongerproud,astheywerewhenIwasakid．
[E]LiketheItaliansandtheIrish,mostofthecoloredpeoplemigratedtoPiedmontattheturnofthe20thcenturytoworkatthepapermill,whichopenedin1888．Allthecoloredmenatthepapermillworkedon"theplatform"—loadingpaperintotrucksuntilthecraftunionswerefinallyintegratedin1968．LoadingiswhatDaddydideveryworkingdayofhislife．That'swhatalmosteverycoloredgrown-upIknewdid．
[F]Coloredpeoplelivedinthreeneighborhoodsthatwereclearlyseparated．WelcometotheColoredZone,alargestretchedbannercouldhavesaid．Anditfeltgoodinthere,likewalkingaroundyourhouseinbarefeetandunderwear,orsnoring(打鼾．rightoutloudonthecouchinfrontoftheTV—envelopedbythecomfortsofhome,thewarmthofthoseyoulove．
[G]Ofcourse,thecoloredworldwasnotsomuchaneighborhoodasaconditionofexistence．Andthoughourownworldwasseeminglyself-contained,itimpactedonthewhiteworldofPiedmontinalmosteverydirection．Certainly,thebordersofourworldseemedtobeimpactedonwhensomewhitemanorwomanshowedupwhereheorshedidnotbelong,suchasattheblackLegionHail．Ourspacewasviolatedwhenoneofthemshowedupatadanceoraparty．Therhythmswouldbeoff．Themusicwouldsoundnotquiteright．Everybodywouldleaveearly．
[HIBefore1955,mostwhitepeoplewerejustshadowypresencesinourworld,vaguefiguresofpowerlikeremotebossesatthemillorclerksatthebank．Therewereexceptions,ofcourse,thewhitepeoplewhowouldcomeintoourworldinroutine,everydaywaysweallunderstood．Mr．MailMan,Mr．InsuranceMan,Mr．White-and-ChocolateMilkMan,Mr．LandlordMan,Mr．PoliceMan:wecalledwhitepeoplebytheirtrade,likecharactersinamysteryplay．Mr．InsuranceManwouldcomebyeveryotherweektocollectpaymentsoncollegeordeathpolicies,sometimes50centsorless．
[I]"It'snodisgracetobecolored,"theblackentertainerBertWilliamsfamouslyobservedearlyinthecentury,"butitisawfullyinconvenient．"Formostofmychildhood,wecouldn'teatinrestaurantsorsleepinhotels,wecouldn'tusecertainbathroomsortryonclothesinstores．Mamainsistedthatwedressupwhenwewenttoshop．Shewascarefullydressedwhenshewenttoclothingstores,andworewhitepadscalledshieldsunderherarmssoherdressorblousewouldshownosweat．"We'dliketotrythison,"she'dsaycarefully,utteringherwordspreciselyandproperly．"Wedon'tbuyclotheswecan'ttryon,"she'dsaywhentheydeclined,andwe'dwalkoutinMama'sdignified(有尊严的)manner．Shepreferredtoshopwherewehadanaccountandwhereeveryoneknewwhoshewas．
[J]AttheCut-RateDrugStore,noonecoloredwasallowedtositdownatthecounterortables,withoneexception:myfather．Idon'tknowforcertainwhyCarlDadisman,theowner,wouldn'tstopDaddyfromsittingdown．ButIbelieveitwasinpartbecauseDaddywassolight-colored,andinpartbecause,duringhisshiftatthephonecompany,hepickedupordersforfoodandcoffeefortheoperators．Coloredpeopleweresupposedtostandatthecounter,gettheirfoodtogo,andleave．EvenwhenYoungDocBesswouldsetupthebasketballteamwithfreeCokesafteroneofmanyvictories,thecoloredplayershadtostandaroundanddrinkoutofpapercupswhilethewhiteplayersandcheerleaderssatdownincomfortablechairsanddrankoutofglasses．
[K]Icouldn'thavebeenmucholderthanfiveorsixasIsatwithmyfatherattheCut-Rateoneafternoon,enjoyingicecream．Mr．Wilson,astony-facedIrishman,walkedby．"Hello,Mr．Wilson,"myfathersaid．
"Hello,George．"
[L]Iwasgenuinelypuzzled．Mr．Wilsonmusthaveconfusedmyfatherwithsomebodyelse,butwho?Thereweren'tanyGeorgesamongthecoloredpeopleinPiedmont．"Whydon'tyoutellhimyourname,Daddy?"Iaskedloudly．"Yournameisn'tGeorge．"
"Heknowsmyname,boy,"myfathersaidafteralongpause．"HecallsallcoloredpeopleGeorge．"
[M]Iknewwewouldn'ttalkaboutitagain;evenatthatage,Iwasgiventounderstandthatthereweresomesubjectsitdidn'tdotoworrytodeathabout．NowthatIhavechildren,Irealizethatwhatdistressedmyfatherwasn'tsomuchtheMr．Wilsonsoftheworldasthepainfulobligationtoexplaintheracialfactsoflifetosomeonewhohadn'tquitelearnedthemyet．MaybeMr．Wilsoncouldn'thurtmyfatherbycallinghimGeorge;butIhurthimbyaskingtoknowwhy．
Theauthorfeltasaboythathislifeinaseparatedneighborhoodwascasualandcozy．
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