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Alton is the man Patrisse believed to be her father until Cherice told her at 12 years old that Gabriel was her biological father. Alton had not been a consistent presence in Patrisse’s life since she was six years old and he was laid off from his job on the line at the GM auto plant. As an adult, Patrisse understands that his inconsistency is likely the result of never again being able to find a job that would allow him to provide for his family. Still, he and Patrisse care for each other, and when Alton learned that Cherice told Patrisse about Gabriel, he took Patrisse out for tacos and assured her that she was still his child.
Alton Cullors Quotes in When They Call You a Terrorist
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Alton got a series of low-wage jobs that had no insurance, no job security and no way to take care of us, his family, which is why I think, looking back now, he left, and while he visited and was always there, it was never the same again. In the 1980s, when all this was going down, unemployment among Black people, nearly triple that of white people’s, was worse in multiple regions of the United States, including where I lived, than it was during the Great Recession of 2008-2009.
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Alton Cullors Quotes in When They Call You a Terrorist
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Alton got a series of low-wage jobs that had no insurance, no job security and no way to take care of us, his family, which is why I think, looking back now, he left, and while he visited and was always there, it was never the same again. In the 1980s, when all this was going down, unemployment among Black people, nearly triple that of white people’s, was worse in multiple regions of the United States, including where I lived, than it was during the Great Recession of 2008-2009.
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