...y raised her voice, I became frightened for the person who was defying my mother. That day I saw Ruby display a courage I was proud of. I was remind... ...found out that I would be moving to Orlando, Florida, to live with Ruby's moth­ er. Wallace would not be going with us. Ruby and Wallace's mar­ riage... ...e warning: "Rise above all of this, or get out of the way!" Ruby and her mother told me how great the "opportunities for blacks" were in New York C... ...the drinking foun­ tain and restrooms were, too. What Ruby and other black mothers could do with an ordinary shoe box was amazing. Had the shoe manu... ...hing that I, as an adult, could not find the words to make clear to their mother. In these situations, the partner staying often thinks that the par... ...ho had to remain in the hospital an extra week. Shirlee, unlike most new mothers, was not able to spend the first month getting to know her baby an... ... out again. He had two girls with ladies he did not marry. He married the mother of his third child, but the relationship failed. Michael began to ... ...ion. When he was three years old, Gregory, Michael and I were visiting my mother's house in a different part of New York 74 • Man with No Name Cit... ...ol on the mainland. His grades deteriorated, and he soon moved out of his mother's house to live with friends of the fami­ ly. He decided he wanted t...