THE HISTORICAL TIMELINE OF THE LIFE OF MARY HOLMES CONTINUED
Throughout her 94 years of life, Momma lived through The Great Depression, The Great Migration, The Desegregation of public spaces, The Civil Rights Movement, World War II, The Cold War, The Korean War, The Vietnam, The War on Drugs which led to the mass incarceration of black men, The Crack Epidemic, The Baltimore Riots, 9/11 The War on Terror, and The COVID-19 Pandemic. On the other hand, she also witnessed Hattie McDaniel and Sydne Poitier becomes the first African-Americans to win an Academy Awards. She saw Black History Week evolve into Black History Month. She witnessed the rise of Berry Gordy’s Motown Records and got to watch the full evolution of MJ in real time. She attended the historic Thyne Institute and lived long enough to see , Mae Carol Jemison become the first black woman to travel in space. She probably got the chance to hear Billie holiday sing the blues right here in Baltimore. At the weary age of 80, after all of the racial injustice and violence that occurred during her life time, she saw the first black man sworn in as President of The US and at 93 she saw the first women (black or white) step into the role the Vice President. With all that historical moments Momma witnessed, the most extraordinary phenomena of her lifetime was happening right here in Baltimore. Right here in the community that she dedicated her life to. She got to meet her children’s children’s children’s children and got to watch with her own eyes as her family Continue Reading Below
expanded beyond four generations. In the black community, tracing our ancestry is almost impossible after a certain point thanks to slavery, so for all of us to be able to say that we didn’t just know our grandmother, great-grandmother or great great grandmother…we got to breathe the same air as her, walk the walk with her, talk the talk with her, or take pictures with her, (and y’all know we used to get on Momma nerves with all our pictures). I just want my big beautiful black family to know that we were incredibly blessed to have so many years with the stunning rare gem that we got to call Momma. Mary Holmes was the Great Grandmother of Murphy Holmes, and I don’t say great just because she had generations of grand children, I say great simply because she was great. She wasn’t just our grandmother, she was the personification of black resilience and to honor, the legacy of my Great-Grandmother, I want to let y’all know that I have submitted an application to the City of Baltimore for a ceremonial street sign to rename her street McCullough Cir, to “Mary Francis Holmes Way”. I only sent in the application two days ago so I haven’t been approved yet, but I’m sure with Momma’s amazing track record in the city of Baltimore and the Murphy Holmes Community we won’t have any issues getting approved. This street sign will allow the Great Grandmother of Murphy Holmes to return to her beloved community where she shall live forevermore.
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