[RKDinOKC]

I was about 4. An uncle came to visit that summer. They were all at the kitchen table and I came thru. He stopped me and commented that I was getting so dark I was turning into an n word. I said I was not, see...and showed everyone my white palms. They all cracked up. Hey, I was only 4 and I did have a very dark tan.

That same summer a neighbor girl and I found a can with some white house paint in the vacant lots we played in behind my house. We ended up getting necked and painting each other white. Mom was mad but got even more upset when she found we were painted under our clothes. She scrubbed hard enough it really hurt taking the paint off with turpentine.

Guess I can't run for office now because of those racist events in my past.