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18. The Typical American Family

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Back in 1908, the Dunbars were a happy family living in Opelousas, Louisiana. Percy and Lessie Dunbar had welcomed their first son Bobby Dunbar in April that year. In a few years, they welcomed their second son Lorenzo. They embodied the typical 20th-century middle-class family living in America. Yet, what happened to them was far from usual.

By Theo K