The Moth

Wilson Avenue and the Land of No Return

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A man reflects on the segregated neighborhood of his childhood.

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Storyteller

Don Ray Smith

Featured on

October 1, 2012

Recorded Date

October 25, 2011

“I could feel the shame burning across my face.”

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