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Leroy Mathis
I was born in Tuskegee, Alabama in 1948 to the parents of Leroy and Mildred Mathis. We moved to Kenilworth, NJ in 1950 and that’s where I spent my formative years. As early as the age of seven I kn...view moreI was born in Tuskegee, Alabama in 1948 to the parents of Leroy and Mildred Mathis. We moved to Kenilworth, NJ in 1950 and that’s where I spent my formative years. As early as the age of seven I knew that there was a difference between whites and blacks and it was disturbing. I was assigned to be less than and second place to the dominate culture. I remember the children that needed the National Guard to go to school in Little Rock, Arkansas. I remember the two that needed them to go to Ole Miss in the early 60’s. I remember the deaths of Martin, John, Robert, and Malcolm X too; they all took a piece of a fragile heart. I will fill in the blanks to this story when a feature my poetry. I have a great passion for writing and I have fallen in love with it. It has freed my soul from bondage.
I write fictional stories that mention historical facts and all of my books have a spiritual thread that bind the stories together. So tired of the stereo types in society; I feature a white woman as the lead character in my book. This is what Martin’s dream has meant to me. This is how I see the world and present a mosaic that seems to be working and it is surely the future. We are all touched by the inter-dependency of all cultures in the world today. I love America and would rather not be anywhere else. I truly appreciate my freedom to express myself and am in love with the internet. I would rather be dead in America than live in a land of tyranny.view less