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W illard Christopher Smith Jr. was born on
September 25, 1968, in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. His parents, Willard and
Caroline Smith, both worked full time. Will’s father was
a refrigeration engineer with his own business, and
Caroline was an administrator for the local Board of
Education. Their first child, Pamela, was four years old
when Will was born.
The Smith family lived comfortably in a mid-sized brick
row house in a middle-class section of Philadelphia called
Wynnefield. It was a diverse neighborhood, with many
African-American and Jewish residents.
Getting Paid
to Party
Chapter 2