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Mary Neely Grissom has one of the best-kept secrets, and she’s sharing it
By Busta Brown The Chronicle “If he could spend his money and time to build that building, people should know about him.” Mary Neely Grissom said this about The Neely School, built in 1908 by her grandfather Julius Erastus Neely. During that time, educating black youth wasn’t available, so Julius took it upon himself to […]