A Family Thing
Earl Pilcher, Jr., runs an equipment rental outfit in Arkansas, lives with his wife and kids and parents, and rarely takes off his gimme cap. His mother dies, leaving a letter explaining he's not her natural son, but the son of a Black woman who died in childbirth. Plus, he has a half-brother Ray, in Chicago, she wants him to visit. Earl makes the trip, initially receiving a cold welcome from Ray and Ray's son, Virgil. His birth mother's sister, Aunt T., an aged and blind matriarch, takes Earl in tow and insists that the family open up to him.
3 September 1918, Waco, Texas, USA
August 11, 1946 in New York City, New York, USA
6 February 1928, Orange County, California, USA
30 September 1954, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
17 January 1931, Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA
6 July 1946, New York City, New York, USA
16 December 1955, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
22 August 1960, Dallas, Texas, USA
November 21, 1941 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA
22 November 1910, Milford, Michigan, USA
12 April 1956, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
