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Looking Over the Color Line While delving into the childhood of Doctor Gregory Howard Williams, one will find more than the stereotypical monologue of someone living life through the ramifications of a prejudiced world. They will see how Doctor Williams reiterates the implications of anti-segregation in northern Indiana. The young readers of his book, Life on the Color Line, can literally feel the effects of the mid-twentieth century's raciest beliefs. Also, the readers of older generations can recall what life was like in past years and perhaps have a better understanding of the hardships of Dr. Williams and his brother's lives. Their lives, in Muncie, Indiana, were very difficult; however, they were different from one another, due to different points of view. “I’m getting rich pumping shit”(p.13). Although Buster, Greg’s father, was laughing beside his septic tank truck, his quote became an interesting anecdote for describing what he would try to do for the rest of his life. That moment, however, was the first time Greg knew his father to be a dishonest man. “One afternoon he divulged that he only emptied half of their tanks - and thus came back twice as often” (p.12).
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