Ep. 2 - I Am a Colorless Bishop

Baptism on the Potomac River - c. 1920s

Both Daddy Grace’s family and Marcy’s family came to America from the same Cape Verdean island. And they landed in a place where many Cape Verdeans did – New Bedford, Massachusetts. But why did they immigrate? What pushed them toward America? And once then arrived, did they find the American Dream that they were looking for? And does that have anything to do with why Daddy Grace, as a Black man, called himself “colorless”?

Guests:

Bishop C.M. Grace aka Sweet Daddy Grace

Dr. Marilyn Halter, Professor Emerita of Boston University, American Studies

Dr. Terza Lima-Neves, Professor, Johnson C. Smith University, Political Science

Jonathan Mifflin, Marcy’s Cousin

Judith Mifflin, Marcy’s Aunt

Simone Spencer, Artist and Educator

Daryl Stewart, Artist, Educator, and Story Editor for Sweet Daddy Grace

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