'We Do Belong Here': Father Teaches Daughter To Have Black Pride
For StoryCorps, Erin Haggerty spoke with her father, George Barlow, about how his words saw her through the tough times she faced as one of the only Black kids in her Iowa City community.
When Erin Haggerty moved with her family from Northern California to Iowa, she was about to enter high school as one of the only Black teens living in her community.
She looked forward to the change in scenery. They first visited Iowa City during winter, when the small town was blanketed in snow.
"There was just so much open sky and everything was covered in
