Introduction:In Episode 2 of our podcast, "Remembering How It Was," my brother and I shared stories about our family's first car. It was a remarkable journey that began with our family not owning a car until I reached the ninth grade. However, when …
Grandma Beady’s parents had been born into slavery. By the time she was born, slavery had ended, and her parents were sharecroppers or tenant farmers who gave a part of each crop back as rent. Beady married Walter Davis. Beady and Walter had t…