it's crazy to think about that seath was so segregated.

Because we grew up in the funeral home and we also lived in the funeral home.

So that was our our thing.

Back in the day when you owned a business, you lived with your business.

My parents are, the second owners of, this general home.

It used to be called Jones Mortuary.

And 1921, Mr.

and Mrs.

Jones came here to Pueblo to take care of the minorities, in 1921 was the flood.

Well, who was going to take care of those of color, my grandfathe especially used to the big city he trained out in Los Angeles.

You're used to taking care of everyone.

But this is Pueblo, Colorado.

You're here to take car of the Blacks and the Latinos, to 1967, 68, the Joneses were ready to retire, but didn't have children to carry on the business.

They came out here and, it was really hard for my grandparents, the first place that she came to the United States from Panama was Pueblo, Colorado.

she wasn't, like, used to th segregation and the prejudice.

But she only spoke Spanish And then, married a black man.

So interracial marriages too, were, something that was also frowned upon.

I remember my grandparent telling me they were like, you, you can't be scared of the dead They're not going to hurt you.

It's the living you have to be scared of.

today, even though w have made some bounce forward, I think there's so much more progress to do.

But just to know that there was such a huge barrier like that, even in death, is wow is pretty profound.

So.