Published: February 14th 2012February 14th 2012
Name: Leatha HolleyAffiliation: GranmotherAlias: Number 71Decade: 1940'sEnviornment: Racist southern neighborhood. Not very violent, but the black childeren were exspected to be inferior to the white people in the neighborhood.Major activities: Most of my my grandmothers life consisted of going to church, going to school, working our farm in Mississippi.Social issues: racism obviously. My grandmother wanted to be in law enforcment and move to Chicago. this was very contraversal in her family when she got older.turning point: apparently my grandmother was arrested for not moving off the sidewalk when three white children(older than her) asked her to move.Transmission End...Reflection:I think growing up in Louisians/Mississippi made my grandmother a lot stronger and made her want more out of life for her children and grandchildren.It also mad her very fearful for everyone she loves.How could Chicago not influence me. I think every teenager that lives in Chicago is a little more cultured than children else where. It may not always be evident, but I am exsposed to so much it changes my view of the world quit a bit.
My Name is Taylor Holley, andif you ask me where i'm from i'll say Chicago, Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia, Italy, Africa, and probably a million other places. I have family and roots all over the world. I love to travel and try to visit as many places as i can (it's kind of hard when you're in school 83% of the year). I'm so ready to learn world history this year simply because it is so exciting to know there is a world outside of where you are, and things happen that affect us and we don't even know it. I'm just curious...about everything, and now i have a chance to expand my knowledge. ... full info
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