In 1955, John L. Black, Sr. started his job as a janitor for the Cincinnati public school system. He regularly put in 16-hour days to provide for his wife and eleven children. At StoryCorps, his son Samuel talks with his wife, Edda Fields-Black, about his father’s lasting legacy and the power of a look.
June 7, 2012
Released
A Family Man
3min
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English
StoryCorpsHouse of HassleCorporation for Public Broadcasting