- This wasn't a case of love, favoritism, friendship, or
integration. It was more like tolerance. A screen door was left hanging open; then a fly
missed its mark and fell of into the buttermilk. Clark was the only African gratuating with an all European class at Roxborough High School in 1935.
When there was work to be done, Claude didn't wait to
see if anyone else wanted it. He just volunteered. He designed the class posters for the year book. He wrote the class poem for the graduating class of 1935--took
the Honor Society--took art awards for students offered outside his high school--took the
major role on the year book staff--joined the art club and took the only art scholarship
being offered at the end of the year. Now, how is that for tolerance?
- by Claude Lockhart Clark © 1997
(Early Beginnings) (from Manayunk) (Think Then Act)
Revised: April 29, 2001 Music by Coleman Hawkins and
Johnny Hodges, "I Surrender Dear", from "Coleman Hawkins/Johnny Hodges
In Paris", An BMG Recording Copyright
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