1 00:00:00,650 --> 00:00:06,060 good morning on behalf of the corners of 2 00:00:03,540 --> 00:00:07,799 highland heights highland heights united 3 00:00:06,060 --> 00:00:10,530 methodist church and crossroads to 4 00:00:07,799 --> 00:00:12,330 freedom and rose college I would like to 5 00:00:10,530 --> 00:00:16,109 thank you for taking the time to share 6 00:00:12,330 --> 00:00:18,420 your story today's date is jun 15 2016 7 00:00:16,109 --> 00:00:23,189 my name is Prince William sonata in 8 00:00:18,420 --> 00:00:25,820 southaven high school my name is and you 9 00:00:23,189 --> 00:00:27,779 went what's go south haven high school 10 00:00:25,820 --> 00:00:30,179 let's start with some basic questions 11 00:00:27,779 --> 00:00:32,700 about you and your life then we will ask 12 00:00:30,179 --> 00:00:35,670 more specific questions about the 13 00:00:32,700 --> 00:00:39,329 neighborhood what is your name Little 14 00:00:35,670 --> 00:00:41,010 Jane Chu and I go by June if you don't 15 00:00:39,329 --> 00:00:45,480 mind me actually wait you were you born 16 00:00:41,010 --> 00:00:47,969 in November the first 1937 where were 17 00:00:45,480 --> 00:00:51,449 you born and raised i was born in 18 00:00:47,969 --> 00:00:53,460 Memphis and I was raised at first of 19 00:00:51,449 --> 00:00:56,550 them it was straight off the summer and 20 00:00:53,460 --> 00:01:00,180 then daddy lost that house right after 21 00:00:56,550 --> 00:01:02,280 the depression and we moved over across 22 00:01:00,180 --> 00:01:05,670 from the fairgrounds with a friend until 23 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:11,460 I was two and then we moved to Highland 24 00:01:05,670 --> 00:01:15,900 Heights 3463 making a road what was your 25 00:01:11,460 --> 00:01:17,700 occupation what was my occupation well I 26 00:01:15,900 --> 00:01:22,920 work for insurance companies for many 27 00:01:17,700 --> 00:01:26,100 many years and then about Oh probably 25 28 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:29,220 years ago I decided I'd be a nanny and I 29 00:01:26,100 --> 00:01:34,380 was a nanny for the last time to talk to 30 00:01:29,220 --> 00:01:38,040 girls named Jordan and I kept them for 31 00:01:34,380 --> 00:01:41,579 15 years they lived out in Germantown 32 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:46,250 and I had a number of other children I 33 00:01:41,579 --> 00:01:50,040 can't before down that was my cue buddy 34 00:01:46,250 --> 00:01:52,590 were you married I was married my first 35 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:56,100 husband and i got married when we were 36 00:01:52,590 --> 00:01:59,130 18 he went to tech i went to travel and 37 00:01:56,100 --> 00:02:01,770 we were married for 20 years and then we 38 00:01:59,130 --> 00:02:05,850 got divorced I married my Chinese 39 00:02:01,770 --> 00:02:06,740 husband and he died 30 years ago what 40 00:02:05,850 --> 00:02:12,470 was his name 41 00:02:06,740 --> 00:02:15,890 well as well his name Roger kochu he 42 00:02:12,470 --> 00:02:17,959 went to hell players oh he was born in 43 00:02:15,890 --> 00:02:20,209 this country and he lived over in pine 44 00:02:17,959 --> 00:02:23,959 bluff arkansas where my first up but it 45 00:02:20,209 --> 00:02:28,160 actually lived and he came to Memphis 46 00:02:23,959 --> 00:02:30,530 and they moved to Whitehaven and that's 47 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:33,170 where I met him at the bowling alley up 48 00:02:30,530 --> 00:02:37,790 there I was subbing for actually subbing 49 00:02:33,170 --> 00:02:39,560 for him and anyway I didn't really see 50 00:02:37,790 --> 00:02:44,600 that much of him but then they had a 51 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:47,569 banquet and my friend sated me next to 52 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:49,459 him on purpose and we sat next to each 53 00:02:47,569 --> 00:02:53,390 other we started dating and we got 54 00:02:49,459 --> 00:02:56,569 married the next year you mentioned that 55 00:02:53,390 --> 00:02:58,160 you moved from your house everyone hun 56 00:02:56,569 --> 00:03:01,819 you mentioned that you moved from your 57 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:05,239 house after the depression well I was 58 00:03:01,819 --> 00:03:07,299 baby and it was writers to the 59 00:03:05,239 --> 00:03:12,260 Depression years and daddy lost your job 60 00:03:07,299 --> 00:03:15,170 and so I was but it was before us to but 61 00:03:12,260 --> 00:03:17,390 the Muto make a road was too but we 62 00:03:15,170 --> 00:03:19,510 moved over on philadelphia street near 63 00:03:17,390 --> 00:03:23,120 the penguin with the old farewells was 64 00:03:19,510 --> 00:03:25,459 on for parkway and we lived over there 65 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:28,700 for good while and mama ran the 66 00:03:25,459 --> 00:03:31,820 merry-go-round worse so tickets and the 67 00:03:28,700 --> 00:03:34,519 man we live with with Irving he ran the 68 00:03:31,820 --> 00:03:36,980 merry-go-round and so daddy used to take 69 00:03:34,519 --> 00:03:41,269 us up there let us ride that mare go up 70 00:03:36,980 --> 00:03:44,480 all the time but then we moved on making 71 00:03:41,269 --> 00:03:49,850 road well that's too did you have any 72 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:51,799 children do I have any children 30 my 73 00:03:49,850 --> 00:03:56,180 son lives with me now and my grandson 74 00:03:51,799 --> 00:03:59,720 he's 59 and my daughter's 57 she's a 75 00:03:56,180 --> 00:04:03,430 teacher and my youngest son is in North 76 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:07,069 Carolina he works for fedex insecure 77 00:04:03,430 --> 00:04:11,450 what are their names Oh oldest son is 78 00:04:07,069 --> 00:04:16,049 Donald lemons jr. downer is katherine 79 00:04:11,450 --> 00:04:19,259 jane lemons weathers and 80 00:04:16,049 --> 00:04:24,050 my youngest son is Robert Edward name 81 00:04:19,259 --> 00:04:25,979 for robert e lee robert edward members 82 00:04:24,050 --> 00:04:28,349 cheetos a little bit about the 83 00:04:25,979 --> 00:04:31,740 neighborhood you grew up in oh the area 84 00:04:28,349 --> 00:04:39,870 oh yes we moved on making road in early 85 00:04:31,740 --> 00:04:43,050 part of 1940 and when I stew and when I 86 00:04:39,870 --> 00:04:46,800 was about three I guess daddy got a 87 00:04:43,050 --> 00:04:51,060 german shepherd dog paws so that would 88 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:53,690 have been like 1970 about 1941 by the 89 00:04:51,060 --> 00:04:56,430 time the war started World War two and 90 00:04:53,690 --> 00:04:59,610 some of the guys came out trying to get 91 00:04:56,430 --> 00:05:03,000 my dog as the police stuff for the army 92 00:04:59,610 --> 00:05:05,819 and my sister and I we cried and we cry 93 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:08,669 they said we could we won't take your 94 00:05:05,819 --> 00:05:14,280 dog so we got to keep his that was Pete 95 00:05:08,669 --> 00:05:17,879 we got to keep Pete and my uncle lived 96 00:05:14,280 --> 00:05:20,729 with us my mother's brother till he was 97 00:05:17,879 --> 00:05:26,580 drafted in the Army and he went over to 98 00:05:20,729 --> 00:05:28,919 Germany and daddy was a what they called 99 00:05:26,580 --> 00:05:33,889 an air raid warden they used to have 100 00:05:28,919 --> 00:05:36,779 those he was an air raid warden and I 101 00:05:33,889 --> 00:05:41,630 started to tread but when I was a little 102 00:05:36,779 --> 00:05:46,379 thai stuff died and went there 12 years 103 00:05:41,630 --> 00:05:51,210 graduated 1955 we had our reunion 60th 104 00:05:46,379 --> 00:05:53,849 reunion last year and had a lot of 105 00:05:51,210 --> 00:05:57,330 friends there we went to how Knights 106 00:05:53,849 --> 00:05:59,190 baptist church when I was five but 107 00:05:57,330 --> 00:06:01,979 before that we had gone to national 108 00:05:59,190 --> 00:06:05,330 avenue baptist church but then we went 109 00:06:01,979 --> 00:06:09,050 Talon I assume my family went there too 110 00:06:05,330 --> 00:06:12,569 well mom got Alzheimer's so in her early 111 00:06:09,050 --> 00:06:17,069 seventies but daddy still went there and 112 00:06:12,569 --> 00:06:20,039 then he was taking care of her in 1986 113 00:06:17,069 --> 00:06:24,000 and he fell hit his head and died that 114 00:06:20,039 --> 00:06:26,190 year he had brain surgery no but they 115 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:27,380 always went to hide him hiding horse huh 116 00:06:26,190 --> 00:06:31,300 I heard the mobile 117 00:06:27,380 --> 00:06:34,820 a lotta with my first husband we went to 118 00:06:31,300 --> 00:06:37,310 Birmingham for two years in Louisville 119 00:06:34,820 --> 00:06:40,160 for two years lived at Fern Creek 120 00:06:37,310 --> 00:06:45,310 section and and then was married to 121 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:48,230 Roger we went to illinois for two years 122 00:06:45,310 --> 00:06:51,800 because he was a systems analyst for 123 00:06:48,230 --> 00:06:56,530 caterpillar then moved back to Memphis 124 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:59,030 and moved over a hickory hill area and 125 00:06:56,530 --> 00:07:00,500 lived over there seven years and then I 126 00:06:59,030 --> 00:07:02,630 moved back to where i'm living there 127 00:07:00,500 --> 00:07:06,230 which is near highlights been there for 128 00:07:02,630 --> 00:07:11,360 23 years my house and be paid for price 129 00:07:06,230 --> 00:07:14,540 the Lord in seven years and what else 130 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:16,850 you want you've mentioned the word did 131 00:07:14,540 --> 00:07:19,010 have an important info what hon the war 132 00:07:16,850 --> 00:07:22,250 did they have an important you pay for 133 00:07:19,010 --> 00:07:25,310 you the one did have an important impact 134 00:07:22,250 --> 00:07:28,190 on you oh I miss my uncle terribly 135 00:07:25,310 --> 00:07:32,260 terribly he used to write us letters all 136 00:07:28,190 --> 00:07:36,830 the time and that was really the only 137 00:07:32,260 --> 00:07:40,040 effect it had on me and then when he 138 00:07:36,830 --> 00:07:44,240 came home just 16 to be over pretty soon 139 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:48,350 in April afford five we had a new puppy 140 00:07:44,240 --> 00:07:50,120 hi Mickey fucked air and oh the day my 141 00:07:48,350 --> 00:07:54,280 uncle came home make it ran out the 142 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:54,280 front door got hit by car or nearly died 143 00:07:54,910 --> 00:08:01,850 but now the word is didn't have any bad 144 00:07:58,970 --> 00:08:04,790 effects I remember the times that week 145 00:08:01,850 --> 00:08:06,740 they were having the the blackout things 146 00:08:04,790 --> 00:08:11,060 and we had turned out all the lights and 147 00:08:06,740 --> 00:08:12,920 close the blinds but I didn't really 148 00:08:11,060 --> 00:08:19,280 have any effect on me I've been missing 149 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:22,640 my uncle what was school like what was 150 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:24,300 what school like what was school like 151 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:28,270 for you 152 00:08:24,300 --> 00:08:31,510 what kind of line what was school like a 153 00:08:28,270 --> 00:08:33,760 school oh I like school I know most of 154 00:08:31,510 --> 00:08:37,030 my teachers name so I went 10 12 years 155 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:38,800 the only teacher I didn't like was my 156 00:08:37,030 --> 00:08:42,580 first grade teacher her name was Miss 157 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:44,470 Davis and she went me one time because I 158 00:08:42,580 --> 00:08:48,070 was having trouble rape only weapon I 159 00:08:44,470 --> 00:08:49,990 ever guys go because I was having 160 00:08:48,070 --> 00:08:54,970 trouble reading and see I didn't get to 161 00:08:49,990 --> 00:08:57,940 go to kindergarten oh but it was great 162 00:08:54,970 --> 00:09:00,220 for me but getting off the track just a 163 00:08:57,940 --> 00:09:01,930 minute my son wanted me to be sure and 164 00:09:00,220 --> 00:09:05,440 tell y'all how highlights at a 165 00:09:01,930 --> 00:09:06,940 kindergarten back when he was five my 166 00:09:05,440 --> 00:09:11,020 daughter went there too but she wasn't 167 00:09:06,940 --> 00:09:13,390 high per day he went all day and mama 168 00:09:11,020 --> 00:09:16,630 would drop me off up there at the 169 00:09:13,390 --> 00:09:19,120 crystal before I went to work and then 170 00:09:16,630 --> 00:09:21,820 take down in the kindergarten and they 171 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:25,510 had just built that that building right 172 00:09:21,820 --> 00:09:28,630 behind the sanctuary and my son went up 173 00:09:25,510 --> 00:09:30,880 there during lunch time and he had two 174 00:09:28,630 --> 00:09:35,350 other boys and they put the plug in the 175 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:37,720 two sinks and flooded the whole area and 176 00:09:35,350 --> 00:09:40,450 but it was a good kindergarten and he 177 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:42,040 enjoyed going there but I captain he 178 00:09:40,450 --> 00:09:44,970 went but I didn't get to go to 179 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:47,560 kindergarten so i started at red one Oh 180 00:09:44,970 --> 00:09:50,050 was he kind of young to start with I 181 00:09:47,560 --> 00:09:52,090 just by had been to getting dark so I 182 00:09:50,050 --> 00:09:53,890 was having trouble reading and that 183 00:09:52,090 --> 00:09:56,850 teacher just was not a good teacher at 184 00:09:53,890 --> 00:10:00,610 all but the rest of my teachers for good 185 00:09:56,850 --> 00:10:03,820 and only one I was really afraid of 186 00:10:00,610 --> 00:10:06,490 what's called coach farina when I seen 187 00:10:03,820 --> 00:10:08,710 the seventh like he used to take the 188 00:10:06,490 --> 00:10:12,070 boys he'd go out of the room and come 189 00:10:08,710 --> 00:10:14,680 back the boys and be acting up he'd 190 00:10:12,070 --> 00:10:17,020 punish the whole run but he whipped the 191 00:10:14,680 --> 00:10:19,150 boys supposedly we would heard that bang 192 00:10:17,020 --> 00:10:22,420 bang bang out they getting whipped them 193 00:10:19,150 --> 00:10:24,280 get with and I cried to my sister I said 194 00:10:22,420 --> 00:10:27,700 oh he's gonna start whipping the girls 195 00:10:24,280 --> 00:10:31,300 next but he never did we just had to 196 00:10:27,700 --> 00:10:34,110 write you know I must not whatever was 197 00:10:31,300 --> 00:10:37,480 supposed to say in three hundred times 198 00:10:34,110 --> 00:10:40,029 but it was almost a daily thing 199 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:41,470 with coach moreno he later became one of 200 00:10:40,029 --> 00:10:44,350 the assistant principals but our 201 00:10:41,470 --> 00:10:48,070 principal was mr. Maybrick the main 202 00:10:44,350 --> 00:10:50,829 principle he was there many years and my 203 00:10:48,070 --> 00:10:54,010 homeroom teacher in the night the tent 204 00:10:50,829 --> 00:10:55,870 slept in 12th was Miss Parker and I 205 00:10:54,010 --> 00:10:59,019 stayed in touch with her even after I 206 00:10:55,870 --> 00:11:01,589 got a school and my junior high teacher 207 00:10:59,019 --> 00:11:06,880 I can't remember her name right now but 208 00:11:01,589 --> 00:11:09,579 she was 7th 8th and 9th but I like to go 209 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:13,449 it was nice that we can just walk just 210 00:11:09,579 --> 00:11:20,500 go we just lift right boxwood and my 211 00:11:13,449 --> 00:11:22,480 sister usually walk with me I don't know 212 00:11:20,500 --> 00:11:24,610 what else to say about the school except 213 00:11:22,480 --> 00:11:27,790 it was good school and I enjoyed going 214 00:11:24,610 --> 00:11:31,690 iron did you participate in any 215 00:11:27,790 --> 00:11:33,699 activities at your school oh well during 216 00:11:31,690 --> 00:11:37,480 the cotton carnival when I was in the 217 00:11:33,699 --> 00:11:40,870 11th grade I was in art class and my my 218 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:43,810 girlfriend I she was in charge of it but 219 00:11:40,870 --> 00:11:45,279 we decorated afloat and they would 220 00:11:43,810 --> 00:11:46,930 during the cotton Carville they would 221 00:11:45,279 --> 00:11:49,930 have three different fruits that have a 222 00:11:46,930 --> 00:11:52,470 children's parade on Friday operate on 223 00:11:49,930 --> 00:11:56,040 Wednesday night and played on saturday 224 00:11:52,470 --> 00:11:58,750 well we got to be in the parade on a 225 00:11:56,040 --> 00:12:02,139 Wednesday and because I helped decorate 226 00:11:58,750 --> 00:12:04,990 the float I participated in it we were 227 00:12:02,139 --> 00:12:07,899 called the gay 90's and I had this 228 00:12:04,990 --> 00:12:10,930 outfit like I was the man there was two 229 00:12:07,899 --> 00:12:14,620 ladies sent two men and I still have 230 00:12:10,930 --> 00:12:18,519 that outfit my mama had it made so I the 231 00:12:14,620 --> 00:12:22,480 hell is like a tux in a high head and so 232 00:12:18,519 --> 00:12:26,949 that was one of my activity center I'll 233 00:12:22,480 --> 00:12:29,949 try to think what else I did I can't 234 00:12:26,949 --> 00:12:33,459 remember anything else but I enjoyed 235 00:12:29,949 --> 00:12:35,519 school in the chorus and different 236 00:12:33,459 --> 00:12:35,519 things 237 00:12:36,560 --> 00:12:42,570 just second-rate desegregation impact 238 00:12:40,110 --> 00:12:45,810 your education there's one hun Thank You 239 00:12:42,570 --> 00:12:47,910 gation educate any further into coming 240 00:12:45,810 --> 00:12:51,090 to this segregation and pack your 241 00:12:47,910 --> 00:12:54,530 education I saw a sandwich Newtonian 242 00:12:51,090 --> 00:12:57,630 this segregation impact your education 243 00:12:54,530 --> 00:13:01,410 instead gregation those one did it 244 00:12:57,630 --> 00:13:03,390 impact your education it wasn't 245 00:13:01,410 --> 00:13:06,120 segregating when I went to school but I 246 00:13:03,390 --> 00:13:08,910 never could understand why not are you 247 00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:10,950 stashed my myself once those other 248 00:13:08,910 --> 00:13:13,770 people have to sit at the back the bus 249 00:13:10,950 --> 00:13:16,440 she says honey I don't know then we go 250 00:13:13,770 --> 00:13:17,760 in the store that have a different felon 251 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:21,570 you had today and I just never 252 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:26,340 understand that and I thought it was not 253 00:13:21,570 --> 00:13:30,060 necessary but now we didn't have 254 00:13:26,340 --> 00:13:33,000 segregation when I went to school what 255 00:13:30,060 --> 00:13:36,630 church did you with him ohio's made his 256 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:42,870 church from time I spy bone what was it 257 00:13:36,630 --> 00:13:45,450 like oh I love my church most of all I 258 00:13:42,870 --> 00:13:49,860 can remember the sunday school running 259 00:13:45,450 --> 00:13:52,770 knee and teachers names and like when I 260 00:13:49,860 --> 00:13:54,560 16 dice up they would pick out once it 261 00:13:52,770 --> 00:13:57,510 been going there a long time and 262 00:13:54,560 --> 00:14:00,780 interesting sent us to a rich crash in 263 00:13:57,510 --> 00:14:04,170 North Carolina and that was a real tree 264 00:14:00,780 --> 00:14:06,600 I mean for a week we would have Bible 265 00:14:04,170 --> 00:14:09,900 study in the morning and then at night 266 00:14:06,600 --> 00:14:11,670 we would have a meeting in then before 267 00:14:09,900 --> 00:14:14,430 we went to bed would all gather around 268 00:14:11,670 --> 00:14:20,190 the rough the lake for a prayer meeting 269 00:14:14,430 --> 00:14:22,470 and it was real nice are there any 270 00:14:20,190 --> 00:14:24,990 memories that it takes you later on in 271 00:14:22,470 --> 00:14:27,420 your life are there any one any other 272 00:14:24,990 --> 00:14:34,310 memories that in fact you later on in 273 00:14:27,420 --> 00:14:34,310 your life any memories in my life um 274 00:14:35,430 --> 00:14:45,459 in the early life or later early like 275 00:14:39,270 --> 00:14:48,279 early line um mostly we just did stuff 276 00:14:45,459 --> 00:14:55,390 with the church and then when there was 277 00:14:48,279 --> 00:14:57,700 a Bristol theater up all summer and my 278 00:14:55,390 --> 00:15:00,160 sister died and my uncle that lived over 279 00:14:57,700 --> 00:15:04,870 a broad we went to the movie they're 280 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:07,899 just about every Saturday and I didn't 281 00:15:04,870 --> 00:15:10,209 know if y'all knew it but the first I'm 282 00:15:07,899 --> 00:15:14,170 taters already harmed I in was out on 283 00:15:10,209 --> 00:15:19,170 summer near the free one hits Kemmons 284 00:15:14,170 --> 00:15:21,670 Wilson Belton and the first Oh 285 00:15:19,170 --> 00:15:24,250 McDonald's and Memphis was their summer 286 00:15:21,670 --> 00:15:27,250 near wearing and the personal 287 00:15:24,250 --> 00:15:30,279 neighborhood crystal was over there near 288 00:15:27,250 --> 00:15:33,750 our church on summer there's a lot of 289 00:15:30,279 --> 00:15:36,399 stuff that was on summer Avenue Allah 290 00:15:33,750 --> 00:15:40,959 first McDonald's was over there near the 291 00:15:36,399 --> 00:15:44,649 summer I had we didn't have a lot of 292 00:15:40,959 --> 00:15:47,920 money so we didn't eat out a lot but 293 00:15:44,649 --> 00:15:51,040 this thing's got a little better for our 294 00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:55,120 family daddy worked downtown in them 295 00:15:51,040 --> 00:15:57,279 goodwin institute building and oh mama 296 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:59,680 was about once a month mama would take 297 00:15:57,279 --> 00:16:04,149 us on the bus and go downtown meet daddy 298 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:08,320 for lunch at britain's i had a good 299 00:16:04,149 --> 00:16:12,850 childhood well with highlights like in 300 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:20,880 the 50 and 70 in the 60s and 70s well 301 00:16:12,850 --> 00:16:25,450 let's say 60s we moved to Birmingham and 302 00:16:20,880 --> 00:16:27,100 66 and then we came and we were then we 303 00:16:25,450 --> 00:16:30,700 moved to Louisville did come back to 304 00:16:27,100 --> 00:16:36,339 Memphis to 70 that's a way during that 305 00:16:30,700 --> 00:16:39,700 four year period but yeah I went to 306 00:16:36,339 --> 00:16:42,540 hound hearts baptist church until we 307 00:16:39,700 --> 00:16:46,980 moved in 66 Birmingham 308 00:16:42,540 --> 00:16:51,100 but it was a nice neighborhood real nice 309 00:16:46,980 --> 00:16:53,310 didn't have a whole lot crime at all in 310 00:16:51,100 --> 00:16:56,230 fact only crime I really remember 311 00:16:53,310 --> 00:17:00,759 there's a golf course over there off 312 00:16:56,230 --> 00:17:02,759 above oh not too far why I'm trying to 313 00:17:00,759 --> 00:17:06,069 think of the name of the golf course 314 00:17:02,759 --> 00:17:10,089 it's over there oh loves your own Bell 315 00:17:06,069 --> 00:17:12,640 homes it runs partway into highland 316 00:17:10,089 --> 00:17:14,740 caught wind of hugs thing anyway there's 317 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:18,250 a golf course out there and there was a 318 00:17:14,740 --> 00:17:21,839 cab driver they found dead in his trunk 319 00:17:18,250 --> 00:17:25,679 and they never did find who killed and 320 00:17:21,839 --> 00:17:30,880 then up and on your tech high school oh 321 00:17:25,679 --> 00:17:32,770 there was a lady killed Mary McKnight I 322 00:17:30,880 --> 00:17:35,110 think was her name and they never found 323 00:17:32,770 --> 00:17:36,940 out who killed her she had just gotten 324 00:17:35,110 --> 00:17:40,960 off from work and somebody killed her 325 00:17:36,940 --> 00:17:44,940 old sidewalk but how nice just we just 326 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:44,940 didn't have crime respect oh I thought 327 00:17:48,870 --> 00:17:53,740 what imported the trip will have on the 328 00:17:51,820 --> 00:17:56,110 island heights community you want her 329 00:17:53,740 --> 00:17:57,789 wet imported the insured will have on 330 00:17:56,110 --> 00:18:00,130 the higher heights community I'm still 331 00:17:57,789 --> 00:18:01,419 having company wet important the chat 332 00:18:00,130 --> 00:18:04,270 will have on the higher heights 333 00:18:01,419 --> 00:18:06,760 community what important one what 334 00:18:04,270 --> 00:18:09,190 importance the trip will have on the 335 00:18:06,760 --> 00:18:11,649 Highland Heights Community well it just 336 00:18:09,190 --> 00:18:18,000 sort of seem to go hand in hand went to 337 00:18:11,649 --> 00:18:21,220 come community uh Bob right people oh 338 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:25,440 and how hearts went to trade blah blah 339 00:18:21,220 --> 00:18:30,179 no in fact we had our back yard service 340 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:33,070 they took turns between them o our 341 00:18:30,179 --> 00:18:35,380 church on heights baptist how much 342 00:18:33,070 --> 00:18:37,149 Presbyterian the Hound hunt Samantha's 343 00:18:35,380 --> 00:18:39,580 they took turns having the backyard 344 00:18:37,149 --> 00:18:42,399 service there every year with the year I 345 00:18:39,580 --> 00:18:45,399 graduated fit stuff they head to our 346 00:18:42,399 --> 00:18:47,929 church and our pastors name was slider 347 00:18:45,399 --> 00:18:51,139 Abraham Murphy 348 00:18:47,929 --> 00:18:53,470 and I know they sort of like went 349 00:18:51,139 --> 00:18:56,749 hand-in-hand the church in the school 350 00:18:53,470 --> 00:19:00,350 and we always read ahead in the morning 351 00:18:56,749 --> 00:19:02,539 at home room we read the Bible took 352 00:19:00,350 --> 00:19:06,769 turns reading the Bible and had prior 353 00:19:02,539 --> 00:19:18,379 every day and it'd be nice if we could 354 00:19:06,769 --> 00:19:20,179 still have that terrible that we come do 355 00:19:18,379 --> 00:19:22,580 you have any fond memories of Highland 356 00:19:20,179 --> 00:19:25,100 Heights that you can share a nice one 357 00:19:22,580 --> 00:19:34,429 you have any fun memories of Highland 358 00:19:25,100 --> 00:19:41,450 Heights that you can share well about 359 00:19:34,429 --> 00:19:48,110 October stays behind just the thing sets 360 00:19:41,450 --> 00:19:56,149 go the dances and parades and stuff to 361 00:19:48,110 --> 00:19:57,950 high school was involved in just going 362 00:19:56,149 --> 00:20:04,340 to the movie up there at the bristol on 363 00:19:57,950 --> 00:20:08,389 summer I really can't like anything else 364 00:20:04,340 --> 00:20:11,059 right now where the people are the 365 00:20:08,389 --> 00:20:12,860 people is the same as the word around 366 00:20:11,059 --> 00:20:16,789 your age when you were younger in 367 00:20:12,860 --> 00:20:20,269 highlights would they mind are they the 368 00:20:16,789 --> 00:20:22,490 same what do you may like this time to 369 00:20:20,269 --> 00:20:27,019 do the people at the same now as they 370 00:20:22,490 --> 00:20:30,820 did when you were younger once I so she 371 00:20:27,019 --> 00:20:33,980 ever are the Sun Goes I'm just mostly 372 00:20:30,820 --> 00:20:39,049 associate with the church people and my 373 00:20:33,980 --> 00:20:43,690 family but I've always met mostly got 374 00:20:39,049 --> 00:20:46,730 along with everybody and we have some 375 00:20:43,690 --> 00:20:49,280 weight my family's never been prejudiced 376 00:20:46,730 --> 00:20:52,010 at all and 377 00:20:49,280 --> 00:20:54,230 back one of my dearest friends was just 378 00:20:52,010 --> 00:20:56,840 at the house he claimed he has a 379 00:20:54,230 --> 00:20:59,600 cleaning service good luck man in his 380 00:20:56,840 --> 00:21:04,400 life oh she don't work with him anymore 381 00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:07,330 but oh I used him to clean my house and 382 00:21:04,400 --> 00:21:13,370 paid him up until five years ago when I 383 00:21:07,330 --> 00:21:16,910 lost my nanny job and he had cysts I'm 384 00:21:13,370 --> 00:21:20,930 clean from me for frightening ever other 385 00:21:16,910 --> 00:21:25,250 work name's Joe Cheney and they live out 386 00:21:20,930 --> 00:21:28,130 not far from a charisma and their 387 00:21:25,250 --> 00:21:32,150 wonderful family wonderful just love the 388 00:21:28,130 --> 00:21:34,070 hunk family he was just he just left the 389 00:21:32,150 --> 00:21:36,830 house a few minutes ago at the point in 390 00:21:34,070 --> 00:21:41,240 it not wait he said oh you just got me 391 00:21:36,830 --> 00:21:43,340 all these customers o course he has a 392 00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:45,590 lot of rich one so I designed that lady 393 00:21:43,340 --> 00:21:49,070 that does the Memphis paintings well I 394 00:21:45,590 --> 00:21:52,070 think it's Lily's Donovan or something 395 00:21:49,070 --> 00:21:54,500 like that she left I guess you still 396 00:21:52,070 --> 00:21:56,300 there was some talk while he cleans for 397 00:21:54,500 --> 00:21:58,400 her and he gave me a bunch of her 398 00:21:56,300 --> 00:22:06,470 pictures that I had prime denying in 399 00:21:58,400 --> 00:22:07,880 miles is the church you believe the 400 00:22:06,470 --> 00:22:10,850 trash can do something to help the 401 00:22:07,880 --> 00:22:12,290 community Amen honey I came here do you 402 00:22:10,850 --> 00:22:15,370 believe the church to help your 403 00:22:12,290 --> 00:22:21,230 community the church apps community oh 404 00:22:15,370 --> 00:22:23,270 yes yes indeed a oh my church even 405 00:22:21,230 --> 00:22:30,640 helped maple we were having a difficult 406 00:22:23,270 --> 00:22:33,380 time oh man daughter-in-law and my son 407 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:35,480 my daughter had the car wrecked and was 408 00:22:33,380 --> 00:22:39,320 at the house so we had them and my 409 00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:41,840 daughter-in-law my son my grandson and 410 00:22:39,320 --> 00:22:45,440 his friend they were all at my house 411 00:22:41,840 --> 00:22:48,320 like two years ago and no and twist this 412 00:22:45,440 --> 00:22:50,690 time my church took up a basket of ham 413 00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:56,380 and food and all kind of stuff and 414 00:22:50,690 --> 00:22:56,380 that's what they do gave it to us then 415 00:22:56,390 --> 00:23:04,030 what does Highland Heights mean to you 416 00:22:58,670 --> 00:23:19,430 oh that's home to me me wait the world i 417 00:23:04,030 --> 00:23:25,790 miss my ferrets so it's 00 charge it 418 00:23:19,430 --> 00:23:31,100 every day like a charge wake up a baker 419 00:23:25,790 --> 00:23:40,490 oh look it's always nice that bad good 420 00:23:31,100 --> 00:23:49,250 living there her sister that two years 421 00:23:40,490 --> 00:23:52,010 ago two years ago two days ago the 10th 422 00:23:49,250 --> 00:23:53,960 two years ago and she was the last one 423 00:23:52,010 --> 00:24:01,130 of my family with my brother and my 424 00:23:53,960 --> 00:24:10,040 sister my parents are all here I love 425 00:24:01,130 --> 00:24:15,380 the area is there any advice that you 426 00:24:10,040 --> 00:24:18,130 like to get to you I got one without my 427 00:24:15,380 --> 00:24:18,130 pitches 428 00:24:38,680 --> 00:24:44,530 I left town heights baptist church a 429 00:24:41,380 --> 00:24:46,900 while back and several years ago because 430 00:24:44,530 --> 00:24:50,950 when my husband my daddy and my husband 431 00:24:46,900 --> 00:24:54,490 died six weeks the bar and the minister 432 00:24:50,950 --> 00:24:58,420 at that time I won't call was known a 433 00:24:54,490 --> 00:25:00,430 lot of people at the church liked it but 434 00:24:58,420 --> 00:25:03,370 he came I was living in hickory hills 435 00:25:00,430 --> 00:25:09,120 area at that time during that time and 436 00:25:03,370 --> 00:25:12,130 he came over to my house to supposedly 437 00:25:09,120 --> 00:25:16,900 find out what he was supposed to say and 438 00:25:12,130 --> 00:25:20,160 do it my dad's funeral and he didn't 439 00:25:16,900 --> 00:25:24,610 push my husband's funeral thing good 440 00:25:20,160 --> 00:25:28,270 anyway uh he came in the door and the 441 00:25:24,610 --> 00:25:32,350 first thing he did was kiss me right on 442 00:25:28,270 --> 00:25:35,490 the mouth and I thought well maybe it 443 00:25:32,350 --> 00:25:39,730 was just a passing thought I let it go 444 00:25:35,490 --> 00:25:43,180 then I headed towards the kitchen and he 445 00:25:39,730 --> 00:25:45,750 grabbed me and did I again so my 446 00:25:43,180 --> 00:25:48,730 brother-in-law came in about that time 447 00:25:45,750 --> 00:25:53,260 and he took off like mama used to say 448 00:25:48,730 --> 00:25:57,670 moody's go and I know I quit going to 449 00:25:53,260 --> 00:26:01,450 church during that time after that and I 450 00:25:57,670 --> 00:26:03,220 told my sister about it and the a could 451 00:26:01,450 --> 00:26:06,760 as far as I'm concerned he could have 452 00:26:03,220 --> 00:26:10,270 said I I made mistake I'm sorry my 453 00:26:06,760 --> 00:26:13,030 sister called and talked to him and he 454 00:26:10,270 --> 00:26:17,830 said that he didn't do it just out 455 00:26:13,030 --> 00:26:20,400 outline so I just didn't go to church I 456 00:26:17,830 --> 00:26:24,250 started going to raleigh assembly of god 457 00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:28,390 and went there for many years and then 458 00:26:24,250 --> 00:26:30,460 about four years ago of he had since 459 00:26:28,390 --> 00:26:34,570 died I saw him the pipe of where he died 460 00:26:30,460 --> 00:26:37,050 I went back to the church and I've been 461 00:26:34,570 --> 00:26:37,050 there ever since 462 00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:42,910 is there any advice you like to give to 463 00:26:40,180 --> 00:26:44,860 the youth of highlight the one I'm 464 00:26:42,910 --> 00:26:47,020 having trouble hearing you for summer is 465 00:26:44,860 --> 00:26:50,080 there any advice you like he gives to 466 00:26:47,020 --> 00:26:54,340 the youth of how right he is isn't a 467 00:26:50,080 --> 00:26:58,690 while like Utah i toted them travel last 468 00:26:54,340 --> 00:27:01,630 year with the mr. Lyndon Burgess we both 469 00:26:58,690 --> 00:27:07,420 did there and I sure did like that it 470 00:27:01,630 --> 00:27:10,750 was with them to see the seven the 471 00:27:07,420 --> 00:27:16,360 middle school students and yeah I've 472 00:27:10,750 --> 00:27:18,220 always liked working with children in 473 00:27:16,360 --> 00:27:20,980 fact some of the boys that come to our 474 00:27:18,220 --> 00:27:24,430 church now most of my little black boys 475 00:27:20,980 --> 00:27:28,450 and a 1 i'm particularly ain't covering 476 00:27:24,430 --> 00:27:30,280 he likes to sit by me so i get him and I 477 00:27:28,450 --> 00:27:34,810 save a place they call a just come over 478 00:27:30,280 --> 00:27:37,210 here and sit by me he oh I don't know 479 00:27:34,810 --> 00:27:40,840 whether he goes to Treadwell's some of 480 00:27:37,210 --> 00:27:42,910 them go to us go a special school over 481 00:27:40,840 --> 00:27:46,330 near Binghampton I think I can't think 482 00:27:42,910 --> 00:27:49,000 the name of it but some of those red and 483 00:27:46,330 --> 00:27:53,080 I think Hillary goes to trim and now I 484 00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:54,790 like working with you is there anything 485 00:27:53,080 --> 00:27:58,200 that you would like to add that we 486 00:27:54,790 --> 00:28:00,760 haven't covered I can't thank bedtime 487 00:27:58,200 --> 00:28:02,920 well thank you for participating in the 488 00:28:00,760 --> 00:28:06,120 crossroads to freedom project I until it 489 00:28:02,920 --> 00:28:06,120 it thank you