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2. no way!

Fri Feb 10, 2012, 05:09 PM

Feb 2012

She was a dear, dear lady. Cleveland . . . how about that?

So glad I posted this here, if just to make that connection. I've pulled her out of my scrapbooks after marveling at her life for years in private glimpses. It's so good to hear that her presence was felt outside of Charleston and that her kindness and progressiveness was so evident to you.

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Mrs. Gilmore's Defining Black History [View all] bigtree Feb 2012 OP

I met this Lady in the early 60's jaysunb Feb 2012 #1

no way! bigtree Feb 2012 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author bigtree Jul 2013 #13

+1 onpatrol98 Feb 2012 #3

Wonderful story, thank you for posting it. kwassa Feb 2012 #4

Mrs. Gilmore sounds like one hell of a woman Number23 Feb 2012 #5

and she certainly was bigtree Feb 2012 #6

Mrs. Gilmore was amazing!! nofurylike Feb 2012 #7

of course, you are very welcome bigtree Feb 2012 #8

Thanks for sharing!!! onpatrol98 Feb 2012 #10

"to bring this lady's brilliant perspective and history into the light of our national celebration nofurylike Feb 2012 #11

What an amazing woman JustAnotherGen Feb 2012 #9

My Aunt cydrake64 Jul 2013 #12

thanks so much for adding your memories to this, cydrake64 bigtree Jul 2013 #14

Aunt Libby cydrake64 Aug 2013 #16

Aunt Libby and Angeline Taylor cydrake64 Aug 2013 #17

+10000 heaven05 Jul 2013 #15

Would LOVE to talk more jazzydadjim Dec 2019 #18

You probably won't get a response. GP6971 Dec 2019 #19