Suddenly I catch a glimpse of the love that once flourished between Mom and Dad. Once upon a time, they loved each other so passionately that they ignored all conventions, taboos, their own families’ wishes about marrying within your own race. They loved each other across the massive wall between black and white in 1960s America. So deep was their love that Mom gave up her job, her life, her friends, and her family and moved to Sweden—to be with Dad. To support him as he chased his dreams. If it hadn’t been for Mom’s courage, I never would have existed. If it hadn’t been for my parents’
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