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Porter-Price.
Wolf’s kindness left a lasting impression on PorterPrice: “She gave us a small Christmas present. I still have it- a small bottle of perfume - she slipped them to us so no on could see.”
Tough times
Amid the sea of general hostility, everyone who was kind sticks out warmly in her memory.
“Another person who was nice to us then, she cooked at the school, was Marie Atkins. Her husband was the janitor. They were really nice people to us,” said Porter-Price.
Kindness is not what she remembered most, though: “To be honest, during that time it was terrible. I was happy that the day ended but the next morning I knew it would start again. I can’t describe it, it was really bad.”
Nor was her family completely sympathetic: “My older sister went to school in New Jersey with whites. She said they never had any problems like that, she almost thought I was making it up,” said Porter-Price who still remains a little bitter that her mother “never came to the school to talk to the principal and ask ‘why are you allowing this to happen.’” Calmer perspective
Knowing the times were, in a sense, historic, PorterPrice is philosophical: “I’m not glad I had the experience, but I’m okay. It opened my eyes to see how far people can go. To see that hatred in their eyes, I know what people are capable of. ...That era taught me a lesson in how things can go. ... I have three daughters, and I try to teach them to see things for what they are- not to prejudge but to see the potential on both sides that is there.”
Bill Kossler can be reached at bkossler@timespapers.com
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