Young-Williams, Lori2012-01-242012-01-242012-01-24https://hdl.handle.net/11299/119975University of Minnesota master's thesis. Fall 2011. Degree: Master of Liberal Studies. Advisor: Anita Gonzalez. 1 computer file (PDF), 1 videoThe author describes how she used academic research, family interviews, along with creative writing to evoke, conjure, her dead grandmother, whom she did not know, to life. The paper speaks about one's emotional truth, or subjective view, and how that can lead to family stories told often due to the emotional connection to the story.en-USBlack womenGreat Migrationcreative writingstorytellingconjuringThesis or Dissertation