Greatness is about making a positive difference in the lives of generations to come. Giving your life and time to make your time on this side of the divide count. She could have given up, she could have thrown endless tantrums, she could have blamed society. In the face of the segregation of her time, she chose to rise like super hero she was born to be.

Thelma Lee Russell a teacher and a mother with a mission.

I can just picture Mama Thelma as her days ended, giving thanks for the lives she blessed and changed. For her determination to get the teaching certificate and the spirit to follow her dreams to fruition.