My first black friend was a fellow eight year old camper at Camp Crag YMCA in Hinckley, Ohio. Our first day at camp we were introduced as cabin mates. I was surprised to learn his name...Junebug.
Now, I was acquainted with Stymie and Buckwheat of Little Rascals / Our Gang fame on Captain Penny's TV show. But I knew them to be fictional comic characters and never thought I would meet someone in 1959 who would carry such an amusing and quaint appellation.
Junebug was a charity camper from Medina, meaning his family were too poor to pay for his camp experience, so some kind person or organization was sponsoring him. I guess we must have felt a little sorry for him because I don't recall anyone making fun of his name. He was a nice boy, too. That helped.
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