Category: Grandmother

My grandma was born in the year of 1937. When I went to research what generation that year belongs to, I found the term The Silent Generation. I have not heard of this before. This relatively small generation found itself sandwiched between the war hero G.I.s and the large and influential Baby Boomer generation,.. (Sanburn,…

In the novel, the first dilemma that black women face in growing up is racial discrimination. Margaret has been living with her grandmother in the Blacks of Staples, Arkansas since she was 3 years old. There was complete segregation, with black and white living areas sharply divided. Like other black girls, Margaret is in a…

My grandma was brought into the world in a teepee tent in 1925. She had a twin sister that kicked the bucket in her youth because of entanglements upon entering the world. My grandma was the oldest of sixteen kids. Life was hard growing up. As the oldest kin it was her obligation to assist…