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Charles Johnson

Charles Johnson’s Story

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Where did you grow up?

Answered 9 months ago

I entered the world on an August summer Sunday. Family and friends were at a picnic over to William and Josephine Clements house. Included among them was Donald T. Moore the physician who delivered me and who would become my future play uncle. In the early 1960s, Lincoln hospital was one of the few hospitals in the South where African American physicians could go to do their training without suffering the indignity of racism. My father, and play uncles, I have multiple who were physicians at that same hospital at the same time, had gone there for that very reason. I came into the world feet first (breach) and have never the penchant for doing things "my way." In any case, perhaps I can trace some of the "ass-backwards" things I do to the fact that technically I came into the world that way.

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Pyff M

31 hours ago

Vereb, Hungary I grew up in Vereb, Hungary. I still live here.



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Malina Fong

3 days ago

I grew up in the same place I'm living in now. Burnaby, BC.



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Linda Martin

7 days ago

Albany, NY 12209, USA I was born on a Saturday night January 22, 1977. To a wonderful mother, Joan. In Albany, NY.



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Alecz Calle

2 weeks ago

Chiclayo, Peru In a big house in a northcoast sunny little city 10 min. from the beach



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Alison Norman

3 weeks ago

Born in NM, raised in Mclean, VA



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Stephanie Ortiz

3 weeks ago

i grew up in mexico city, i lived with my parents and my little brother, we used to live in a big house



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Living Inthemoment

4 weeks ago

well i can just say i lived in the same house went to the same school all my life 609 sanford drive its now gone



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