Hello, my name is Ida Mae Brandon Gladney. I was born on
The Warmth Of Other Suns - Ida Mae Brandon Gladney
This is an American History class that is reading The Warmth of Other Suns by, Isabel Wilkerson. We have taken on one of the characters in this book. From this point forward, we will blog the Great Migration journey of Ida Mae Brandon Gladney.
Friday, November 22, 2013
Background of Ida Mae
Hello, my name is Ida Mae Brandon Gladney. I was born on
Friday, October 11, 2013
Dear Diary,
I have horrible news; I had a miscarriage with my first
child. I took it for granted because all I did was ride horses, I feel so
stupid I should have took good care of myself. Then I had my first beautiful
baby girl name Velma. After a couple of months I had another girl named Elma,
but poor Elma died because she was sick. Now I finally had the baby boy I
wanted named James. After a couple of months later things had gotten worse. My
husband’s cousin Joe Lee (known as a thief) supposedly stole from Addie B. and
took her turkeys. Mr. Edd had gotten mad and came to my house asking if I knew
where Joe Lee was and I told him that I didn't know, supposedly he sneaked into my
house and I didn't know so they barged in my house waking up the kids and
chased Joe Lee out to the back. I was scared for him. When George came home I told
him about what happened with his cousin. He was shocked that Joe Lee would do
such a thing. Later that day Mr. Edd found out that Addie B.’s turkeys just
roamed out to the forest, so he didn’t need to beat Joe Lee. That’s when George
told me he wants to move to Chicago.
- Sincerely
Ida Mae
Dear Diary,
All of this is too much for me; taking care of the kids, cleaning, cooking, planting
out back, picking cotton, & being a wife.
I just need a break from all of this, I’m too young. Making money out
here is ridiculous, 100 pounds of cotton is just 50 cents & only 70 cotton
dolls equals a pound, so me & George have to wake up at dawn and try our
best to pick 7,000 cotton dolls. But through the mist of it at least the family
and I are staying strong.
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