A Family Man

In 1955, John L. Black, Sr. started his job as a janitor for the Cincinnati public school system. He regularly put in 16-hour days to provide for his wife and eleven children. At StoryCorps, his son Samuel talks with his wife, Edda Fields-Black, about his father's lasting legacy and the power of a look.

Funding Provided by:
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
National Endowment for the Arts

In partnership with POV.

Special thanks to Cincinnati Public Schools.

Directed by: The Rauch Brothers
Art Direction: Bill Wray
Producers: Lizzie Jacobs & Mike Rauch
Animation: Tim Rauch
Audio Produced by: Michael Garofalo & Nadia Reiman
Music: Fredrik
Label: The Kora Records
Publisher: House of Hassle

• Category

  Film & Animation

[Chick45671]

2:45

Kid: Momma could I have a dime?

Mom: Nope.

ThT part for some reason makes me laugh!

[darkSTARR921]

There is this fond memory of my pop, He loved to hunt cause he was an outdoorsman , I remember he and my brother would go hunting, fishing and my dad would teach him how to hunt and track game. I would want to go with him but I was to young until finally I turned 7 and he took me alone to the mountains. He taught me everything, how to track and to use a bow, everything in the woods. That was the first and last time me and him did something together, cause he went to Somalia and never came back.

[keodakilla]

love these.. really wish they were longer

[DiggleFish]

Im so sorry.

[Star Light]

Can I have a dime? Nope

XD

[dman042002]

nice story, thanks for sharing.

[Kenneth Cox]

You must have had an awesome father. RIP darkSTARR921's father, rest in peace. at least after he taught you how to survive, you might be able to survive an appocolypse or however you spell it. I'm tired and cant spell good, lol

[KoreanUrDogs]

Reminds me of my dad. He worked so much for us. I wish I could have been a better son.

[Jeni Tthamelt]

ahh nice, i like the boy big eyes!

[Pivotman1]

I immediately began humming Guile's theme.

[PurpleDeathToAll]

This sounds so much like my dad. I love my dad and i appreciate what he does for me and my sisters, he works third shift being a security guard down at disney, and if you think it's fun: you're dead wrong. It's late, and cold sometimes, and dark, and you're staring at computer screens, and he has his buddies with him but it isn't great when you have to come pick someone up from school cuz something happened ant what is your two am. He sleeps all day, but when he's up he's just daddy. I love him.