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.
United States of America
Documentary,
Family
3 minutes
2012
Mike Rauch
StoryCorps,
House of Hassle,
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
2020
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6.3
1969
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5.5
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6.4
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2001
7.5
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5.8
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2021
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1998
7.9
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6.8
2005
7.5
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5.2
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6.6
2022
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2016
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