Firsts Over Forty

The Ties That Bind: My Great Great Aunt Ethel Goode Franklin


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As I wrap up my Black History Month series on ancestry and legacy, I talk about my great, great aunt Ethel Goode Franklin. She was a chef, chauffeur to stars, writer, playwright, actress, drama club leader, and then a bed and breakfast owner. And a Boston Red Sox fan. She owned a home in Ogunquit, Maine that hosted the Black middle class who "summered" there as well as Black artists such as Langston Hughes and Marian Anderson. Learn more about how she inspires me today and how I will continue to speak her name.

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Firsts Over FortyBy Christina Steed