Had black-owned businesses on every corner, church baseball teams, and elderly folks could walk safely without fear

The South Philly neighborhood of my childhood - during segregation

By News on the Net -- Bob Woodson——Bio and Archives--April 14, 2026

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The South Philly neighborhood of my childhood - during segregation- had black-owned businesses on every corner, church baseball teams, and elderly folks could walk safely without fear. "We were broke, but we were not poor." Poverty doesn't have to be depravity.

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— Bob Woodson (@BobWoodson)April 14, 2026

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