Parents

My parents were quite liberal. Both were Roosevelt Democrats, from the start, whereas most of their friends were ”new” Republicans (ex-conservative Southern Democrats). They had many friends in spite their views

They were quite loose in managing Charles and me…within limits. “Be home for supper”, and I always was for two reasons: generally obedient and always hungry.

Before and during the war my father drove a 1940 Lincoln Zephyr and mother an Oldsmobile. 

We usually ate dinner together in the dining room, Daddy at the end away from the kitchen and mother at the kitchen end. My father was very interested in politics. As mentioned he was a staunch Roosevelt Democrat. I’ll give them both credit for being aware of the les fortunate elements in our society, white and black.

I well remember going to a neighborhood event where daddy debated with Mr. Ralph Slaton about whether Buckhead should become part of Atlanta. TheSlaton family had owned and developed much of Buckhead. I recall his suggesting that Charlie Currie would take off his pants to get more attention. The vote brought Buckhead into Atlanta, to the regret of many of its citizens, because Atlanta politics came to be dominated by black politicians.