This
man should be remembered for the sweet genius he was. He played the
part of the most ignorant, racist man but deep down he was giving us a
message, with the help of the wonderful creators of All in the Family.
I remember being nervous when he was on TV walking around in his white
undershirt in his program with all the yelling. I guess it reminded me
of a sometimes high-strung home life of my own. My father used to love
the show but I did not understand why until many years later when I knew the
history and the message that it was trying to give. Little did I also
know what an altruistic person Carroll was in real life and a sensitive man,
a singer, and a loving father and husband. When I heard of his passing
I just had to construct a page in his memory and to let the world know and
perhaps those who loved him that his collective message was not lost on my
father's generation nor mine.
This
man should be remembered for the sweet genius he was. He played the
part of the most ignorant, racist man but deep down he was giving us a
message, with the help of the wonderful creators of All in the Family.
I remember being nervous when he was on TV walking around in his white
undershirt in his program with all the yelling. I guess it reminded me
of a sometimes high-strung home life of my own. My father used to love
the show but I did not understand why until many years later when I knew the
history and the message that it was trying to give. Little did I also
know what an altruistic person Carroll was in real life and a sensitive man,
a singer, and a loving father and husband. When I heard of his passing
I just had to construct a page in his memory and to let the world know and
perhaps those who loved him that his collective message was not lost on my
father's generation nor mine.