As a matter of fact, Mom’s accomplishments and works and endeavors could fill up a chapter in any of the great anthologies of African American history let alone possibly a whole book (and trust me:  that feat is on my list of “must-dos” this year)!

Folks, what I’m about to share is only a fraction of the history-making pieces I found concerning Mom and the indelible marks she made at each juncture of her journey.

If, by chance, you run across articles, pictures, or writings of or about Lillie, please send them to me.  I know I don’t have them all.  Send a caption and date them as well so that I may archive them appropriately.  

For instance, I know that she was on the scene during the Greensboro Sit-ins when she was a student at Bennett and was even jailed for a few hours as a mark of protest.  I also know that she integrated T. Wingate Andrews as one of its first African American teachers, teaching English and French, and serving as the advisor over the Yearbook committee.  I want pictures or articles of these and other history-making events because I have a feeling they exist somewhere.

In the near future, I plan on opening a “Blooming Lillies Leadership Institute” and my desire is to fill the hallways with memorabilia, pictures, articles, artifacts she collected when she traveled, and so on.

But now, turning the pages of Black history, enjoy these few articles:   

 
     
 
In love and charity,

Giselle