Ricardo Pitts-Wiley and Jonathan T.M. Pitts-Wiley

“I got bussed to a high school in my sophomore year...”

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Ricardo Pitts-Wiley tells his son Jonathan about a year that shaped his life.

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Recorded in Providence, RI.

Ricardo Pitts-Wiley and Jonathan T.M. Pitts-Wiley

Interview transcript

Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Englanders, African-Americans, African Americans, Black Americans, Blacks, race, High Schools, laughing, school bussing, theatre, theater, acting, actor, plays, Changing, changed, role models, idols, Shakespeare, students, teachers, opportunities, district bussing, career, stage, prejudice, perseverance, outsiders, admiration, tenacity, will, independence, respect, admire, voices, Brock Peters, Broc Peters

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