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    ALISON HAMMOND

    Jun 06, 2022 5 minutes

    My mum got a brand new council house when I was one because she then had three kids and she was a single parent. It was in a place called Kingstanding in Birmingham. To us this little three-bedroomed house was like a palace. We had a front and back garden. There was a drive and a garage. It was like we had landed.

    We were in a predominantly white area with quite a bit of racism around. There was a lot of National Front around, but we seemed to be OK. I think it’s because all the community absolutely loved my mum because she was a Tupperware manager. She would bring the Tupperware to their house and do parties and stuff. I had a pretty happy childhood. If someone called me nasty names, it would be like water

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