” ‘Here comes Uncle Sam!’ is what I used to hear on my mail route in west Durham. Mostly I heard this from older African Americans — along with the usual jokes about bills, junk mail and checks. Almost one-fifth of my customers received Social Security checks, and many of them relied on me to […]
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In black neighborhoods, carriers deliver more than mail
Posted in Tar Heelia, tagged black neighborhoods, new bern nc, philip f rubio, post office closings, raleigh nc, us postal service, west durham nc on August 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »