Dear Tom,
Lou-Ann and I have come to a decision. I am going to head up North with Sam Jr. and John. Lou-Ann is going to stay behind with the babies until we can gather enough money to get her here. Picking cotton in the South is not getting us anywhere that we need to be. I'm not making any money and we've gotta make a choice now to really truly get things going. If we don't, we're just going to be sharecroppers in the South with no money, no jobs, and no freedoms.
Lou-Ann will continue to work in the fields. She is a great cook, she is going to also help out in the kitchen at the plantation. Our daughter, Cassie, is going to have to quit school to help raise the babies while Lou-Ann works. She is old enough now, and she knows how to read and write, which is a lot better than most of the sharecroppers' children out here. I know she can do so much more with her life, but right now we need to make this sacrifice and head up North.
I will let you know when I am going to start the journey with Sam Jr. and John.
Talk to you soon,
Sam
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