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Little Willie was born into hard times. On October 29, 1929, the American economy went bad. It was called Black Tuesday. Many people lost all their money. By Willie’s day of birth in 1933, around 25% of Americans had lost their jobs. People were hopeless, poor, and without food.

In the middle of all this trouble, Willie’s parents left their little boy. He lived with his grandparents. Grandma and Grandpa took good care of Willie. They raised him in their family ways and took hi...