She Saw Everybody as One Color
Interviewer: Bryce Brown
Interviewee: Jane Doe
It was about 7:30 at night on 2207 Singleton Cove. It was a nice night. This interview took place at my house. We were in my mom’s room and on her bed.
She started off by saying my grandma was a good woman. My mom said my grandma wasn’t racist; she saw everybody as one color. My grandma worked at the North Little Rock Parks and Recreation. She used to keep all the people’s kids. The whites, Asians, and blacks all trusted her with their kids.
My mom played softball with an all black team. On the all black team, they were too advanced, so my mom went to an all white team. They treated her well because my grandma was well respected by the whites. My mom was the star. My mom went back to the all black team and was very good.
My grandma did not really have a problem with racism. You could probably say she was lucky. My grandma was a well known lady around the neighborhood. Whites treated her equally, so she treated them equally. My mom was also treated equally because of the respect they had for her mother. My grandma was a good church-going lady, but she would cuss in a minute. My grandma kept everybody’s kids including her six. In her house, there were thirteen people living there. She took people off the streets and let them stay in her home. My grandma is 99 years old. I guess the bible is right: if you do well and live by the bible you are promised 77 years plus.