Walking Tall: A Narrative Critical Family History of a Grandmother’s Fight for New Normals

摘要

In this genealogical narrative, the author researches her deceased maternal grandmother Eula Maes life and explores ways that various events created the social climates that drove her grandmothers decision-making and influenced her familys trajectory. The author uses Black Feminist Theory to understand and reflect on relevant factors such as the presence of oppression and mental health issues, while applying information passed down from relatives with artifacts obtained through Ancestry.com, to gain appreciation for her grandmothers choices. This document details a grandmothers fight to create a new normal for her children by persevering through figurative chains of White supremacy and systemic racism and a granddaughters journey to obtain answers for the questions she didnt have an opportunity to ask.