CSPAN3 Oral Histories Gloria Grinnell Civil Rights History Project July 12, 2024
My grandfather had 500 invested in the stock market. He lost it. This is when people were jumping out the window and so forth. And my grandparents were teachers. I think he taught languages in music. I dont know what my grandmother taught. But they moved from virginia to philadelphia. And that started the family, split the family because my grandparents couldnt get a job. They said they didnt hire black teachers in philly. They had black children going to integrated schools, but no black teachers. So my grandparent took in washing and my grandfather refused to do that type of work. And the fam...