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My driver from the airport today, of course not knowing who I am or what I am in town for, in giving a verbal tour of Springfield, casually tells me, "Of course, there are parts of town you don't want to be caught in at night."
I grew up "those parts of town," I choose to live in one of those neighborhoods that white and middle class folks were warned against, and I write about the kids who live there. So, this was my welcome to Springfield. I hope you all are ready to get this work tonight.
(Was also an interesting indicator of class assumptions that some folks put on "professional" black people.)
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