Linda Grace Morris: Baltimore Boomer Tales from the Hood
Baltimore was the place to be in the 1950s and 1960s, bustling with all the industry and social change about to come. For African Americans, it was a jobs magnet with all the major manufacturers. Those living in Turner Station and Sparrows Point, the company town built to host the Bethlehem Steel Company, had the highest per capita income for African Americans in the nation. Cherry Hill, the only planned community built for African Americans by the Federal Government, lifted many Baltimore Boomers into the middle class. This podcast walks down memory lane through the neighborhoods and good times--despite segregation--that those growing up there can never forget.
Linda Grace Morris: Baltimore Boomer Tales from the Hood
Minnie Conyers Carter, Prayze Factor Icon, Ambassador, and Gospel Award Winner
Minnie Conyers Carter has made her mark on many aspects of life in Baltimore. As with many in this generation, she is part of the Great Migration of African Americans from the south to seek better lives up north. She and her mother, Mrs. Ida Mae Conyers Dates, came up on the train and first settled with Minnie's aunt, Mrs. Mattie Stukes, on Barre Street in South Baltimore. From there, Minnie moved to West Baltimore and matriculated through Baltimore City Public Schools. Our paths crossed in high school and later in life at the Maryland Department of Transportation. Minnie is now also known for her work as an award-winning gospel recording artist. Meet Edmondson High School Class of 1965's own songbird.
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