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Fred Page Fred Page was born on a 3,000-acre farm in Louisiana. He lived there for most of his teenage years. He then moved to Mississippi where he has lived for 52 years. Overall, Mr. Page has had a very long and interesting life. In Louisiana, Fred’s family was one of the most well off black families of its time. He lived in a great big house and his father worked for many rich people. …

…a young white woman’s wedding. The values on Fred Page always stood strong his whole life. His father always told him “there’s good people in all races of people. And there’s bad people in all races. You got bad people in colored races, white race, and all. Don’t judge a man by his color. As long as he treats you halfway right.” And he has lived by those his entire life.