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It's the StoryCore podcast from NPR. I'm Camilla Cachani.

This week we've got another short episode for you.

Reverend Farrell Duncombe grew up in the 1950s in Montgomery, Alabama.

When he got older, he became a public school teacher and principal.

Even later, he became the pastor of his childhood church, St. Paul A.M.E.

the same one he watched his own father lead.

When he came to StoryCore in 2010,

he told a friend about a few of the role models he had growing up.

After suddenly school, our group of guys will always go down to the grocery store.

I would give up. L-pertend drink and a poor boy.

Well, I remember once I decided to take it back to church.

And I started unraveling the poor boy.

And you know, at that time, he had cellophane paper.

And it makes the loudest noise.

And my mother looked from the choir stand that looked that would take the wet out of water.

And I pretended I didn't see her.

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