Humble Beginnings

Humble Beginnings

My mother took us to Hatchechubbee, Alabama black to the house she was raised in. I know you're probably asking yourself, "where's Hatchechubbee?" Well, you won't find Hatchechubbee on any map. It's one of those small towns known for dirt roads, sharecropping and lynching black folks. My grandfather, Lee Dawson, realizing the great opportunities, sharecropping and the potential for lynchings held, he decided to venture up south to Cleveland, Ohio.