"In those days, they didn't give anything back. You just lost it, and that was it. He said they talked about a penny on a dollar or two cents on a dollar. But he says they never even seen that."
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Birdie Farr grew up in one of the few African American families in Bethany, a working class suburb of Lincoln during the 1920s. Her brothers were well-known football players for Northeast High School. She married John Farr in 1946 and moved to York. John worked for a local auto dealership until he started his own repair shop. The business was successful and the family became leaders of the community.
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