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Back in the Day
As a youth, I experienced Compton in a whole different light than the people currently living there. Compton was essentially a middle class black city. Each household had two parents and definitely the father worked and in most instances so did the mother. Most importantly, there were jobs in the community or adjoining communities to support families. It’s been twenty-four years since I’ve been there but just from reading and watching TV and the movies it would appear that Compton has indeed changed. In my day, we had parks that functioned as places for every one to gather. The park officials would play movies on Sunday afternoons. We could play games like caroms, checkers, and chess and just have interaction with each other. Things really have changed.