As a teenager new to her neighborhood, Thelma Gaitor Freeman Harris was enthralled in two passions: going to the library and participating in amateur shows with her sisters at the Harlem Square hotspot in Overtown.
A chance meeting with seaman Walter Freeman in 1945 while she studied at Florida A&M University altered her future. The two married. But his sailor duties called him away from home often so, Harris, a young mother to their daughter Brenda, had to work.
All of which meant more schooling. Harris, who died at 88 on July 4, made local history when she tied all of her studies together. She earned an associate of arts in police science and criminology from Miami-Dade Community College, a bachelor’s in continuing studies at the University of Miami, and a master’s of science in human resources from Biscayne College, now known as St. Thomas University. – READ MORE
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