Clayton Hall Jr. and Breana Hall

“When all the parents leave, it goes crazy...”

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Clayton Hall Jr. tells his daughter, Breana, about his first day as a cadet at the Virginia Military Institute.

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Recorded in Richmond, VA.

Clayton Hall Jr. and Breana Hall

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Richmond, Virginia, Southerners, African-Americans, African Americans, Black Americans, Blacks, race, tenacity, will, Virginia Military Institute, Parents, Grandparents, change, changing, history, heritage, frustration, frustrating, prejudices, confederate, confederacy, Identity, Identities, toughness, struggle, traditions, Fathers, Sons, legacy, legacies, schools, quitting, perseverance, opportunities, respect

Jonathan Pitts

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