Wasn't the Jackson Family Freak Show from Gary?
Yep...and so was Marian the librarian in The Music man.
Yep, Mom told me they used to sing on the street corners for small change from passersby. My folks moved out of Glen Park in 1964, glad they did. It was becoming pretty rough there, and I see that it's only continued to deteriorate.
It's too bad. My folks tried to bring me up without racial prejudice, and used to vehemently counter all the crap I came home with from the neighborhood kids (and adults).