My mother, born Mattie Mae Johnson was a very reserved and quietly strong woman. It seemed as if she was on guard most of the time. She had to endure a lot of underhanded mistreatment and disrespect from some people including relatives, that would criticized her behind her back because she had 8 children (six out of wedlock) that she was raising on her own and attempting to protect them the best way she could. She was a poor woman that was commonly...