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My grandmother was born in Bradley, Arkansas to Wesley Williams and Estella Williams. Bradley is a town in Lafayette County which during the 1940s had a population of around 400 people. Southern Lafayette County was an important area for the cultivation of cotton in early 20th Century. Both of her parents were sharecroppers who lived on a small farm growing cotton.
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My grandmother to Pine Bluff, Arkansas to order to take advantage of the economic opportunities that weren't possible in Bradley. While in Pine Bluff, she performed domestic work in white homes.
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My grandmother quit working as a domestic in Pine Bluff because of a conflict with a family. She later became employed in retail.
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While in Pine Bluff, she had her first child Ricky Holmes
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Birth of my mother Belinda Holmes who still resides in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. She is the Director of Student Health Services at UAPB.
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My grandmother traveled to New York with a couple of friends for 3 months for an opportunity to work as a domestic there.
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My grandmother had her third child, my uncle named Timothy Todd
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The first house she ever had
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My grandmother had her last time, my aunt named Wylene Richardson
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She bought the home that she currently resides in today
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She started working for Wal-Mart which she has been at for over 20 years
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Her first son's wedding that took place in Miami, Florida
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Her mother died
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Her father died
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My grandmother was elected to Head of the Kitchen Committee of New Morning Star Baptist Church
