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First black president: 'I didn't think I...
By: Adam Jadhav | Post-Dispatch
Mattie Shumpert, at 90, lived most of her life under the assumption that she'd never see a black president. She grew up on a plantation and then lived through Jim Crow in St. Louis.
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Johnathan McDaniel said:
It is great to hear my Granny talk about the way it was back then. Reality check is that we now have more oppurtunities...Take Advantage.Great work Adam JadhavNov 20, 2008
Brandi Burt said:
My great grandmother is 90 years old and lived to see the first black president.Nov 16, 2008
jeff l taylor-shumpert said:
my grandmother looks good dosent sheNov 07, 2008
admin@wk said:
Ms. At3Jn you are so right. It was wise of her to move to SLT so that her twelve children could earn an better education and not take anything into granted. (not granite that is a stone.)Nov 06, 2008
AT3JsnHomechildcare@att.net said:
MS.matties history,is education for us and our children to learn and not take history as such for granite.Nov 06, 2008
