The Family Land, Part 1

415.259 - 443.496 Mamie Reels Ellison

Now, he knew a lot of white people with businesses and money, and they respected him. And when you said Mitchell Rills' name, it had a lot of power to it. Because he owned land. He was a business person. But my grandfather was that nurturing kind of person. He was that loving kind of person. If he loaned you money, you didn't sign a paper saying you owed him. Your word was your bond.