The Moth

A Collision in My World

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Les Strayhorn heeds his father’s advice.

Tags Rural Life Childhood Adversity Coming of age Empowering Success Civil Rights Family Confidence College Historical Inspiring Optimistic Uplifting Bittersweet Thought-provoking

Storyteller

Les Strayhorn

Featured on

A Brave Front

Original Air Date

June 25, 2019

Recorded Date

December 13, 2018

“Desegregation, he said, was a legal term. Integration, however, required some personal sacrifice.”

Photo by Ben Godkin
Les Strayhorn

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