Francine Childs stirs emotion in the crowd as she speaks during a panel discussion held in Frontroom on January 23, 2015. Photo by Olivia Wallace
The OHIO Women magazine featured Dr. Francine C. Childs, Professor Emerita at African American Studies at Ohio University, in a story headlined “A place to gather.”
Over the years, Childs’ Elliott Street home became a gathering place for many as she echoed her grandmother’s principles of hospitality and good works.
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Every year, Childs hosted a Christmas dinner for those who were unable to travel home for the holidays.
“She did not want any student left alone, didn’t care about your religion, your race, your gender—none of that mattered,” Montgomery says. “She wanted to make sure that if you were a student there, then you were welcome to come and sit at the table.”
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