I want to give the evidence in a way that is convincing, but I don't want to cheat.
John Edgar WidemanMy grandfather had asked me many times whether I'd like to come to South Carolina with him. He wanted to introduce me to our people down there and I didn't want to go. In those days, the South was still a place where black kids were lynched. Something horrible could happen to you. I've had that feeling my whole life.
John Edgar WidemanThere are still horrible things that go on because of the myth of race, but we don't have to succumb totally.
John Edgar WidemanI'm still divided in my principles and what I think is right and what I'm actually able to do, whether talking about writing or being a citizen or being a husband or being a father. And I'm trying to get better.
John Edgar Wideman