Price Road
Price Road
Author: Elaine T. Jones
Desc: "In 1943 Ed O'Reilly became the mail carrier on Price Road in Leaksville NC. (Route #1 as it was known for postal addresses). Price Road was primarily a Colored community. Because of his interaction with the people on his route Ed went through a personal growth in his understanding of America's Black / White relationship. Ed had always accepted life as a White person who lived in the Jim Crow South. He saw racial abuse throughout his community and America without seeing; therefore Ed like many other White people similar to him did not feel any compunction that would require him to do anything. Ed began a metamorphosis in his thinking; then he made a conscious effort to make sure that his children learned the life lessons he only came to grasp because of his job Through the lessons he learned from the 'old folks ' the 'church ladies 'and other residents of Price Road Ed discovered: the world of racial understanding opens through the door of communication; we need to talk about IT Let's talk about it!"