In 1983, my second year of law school, I became the only WHITE player in the Ogden PARK Basketball LEAGUE at 65th and Racine. My teammates joked that I integrated the league, which I guess is true. They weren't so much focused on INTEGRATION as on winning, and they knew you can't teach height. 'He can't jump, but he sure is tall.'
Read MoreOurs was a very PROGRESSIVE Protestant family, but my parents were God-loving rather than God-fearing. We went to CHURCH, and I STILL GO with my mum and dad when I return home - it's a family thing. I played flute in my dad's marching band, but I had an integrated upbringing. We had a lot of CATHOLIC friends.
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