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Does anyone have a photo or information about Brooksie Brown? The Brown family was one of the first African-American families to live in Waseca. Brooksie Brown had five children, raising them alone during the 1930s and 40s. She had sons and daughters who graduated from Waseca High School, were very successful in the classroom and the althletic field, and went on to college careers.
Brooksie is remembered because she promoted her children’s success and supported it by selling cosmetics door-to-door out of a baby buggy! Does anyone remember stories of Brooksie Brown, and better still, do you have a photograph of her?
Blog-istory is written by Sheila Morris and Joan Mooney, co-directors of the Waseca County Historical Society. They can be reached at 507-835-7700 or director@historical.waseca.mn.us.
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