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Richard Smallwood

The story of Richard Smallwood reads like the script to a great movie. It's a struggle for survival, leading to success beyond his wildest imaginings, set against the long odds of poverty and discrimination that were just a routine part of everyday life for most African-American families in the "Old South." The cast of characters includes parents of often diametrically different dispositions: a stern taskmaster/pastor father, and a mother of a gentler, artistic disposition; and a little boy...

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