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My father always taught by telling stories about his experiences. His lessons were about morality and art and what insects and birds and human beings had in common. He told me what it meant to be a man and to be a Black man. He taught me about love and responsibility, about beauty, and how to make gumbo.
My father always taught by telling stories about his experiences. His lessons were about morality and art and what insects and birds and human beings had in common. He told me what it meant to be a man and to be a Black man. He taught me about love and responsibility, about beauty, and how to make gumbo.
Approximate author period: c. 1990 AD · modern
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- Walter Mosley
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- Approximate author period: c. 1990 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Walter Mosley: documented activity in 1990. Wikidata Q188117, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188117 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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