A Century+ of Living: The Autobiography of Cora Jones "Boot" McLeod

by Beverly "Eagle" Rogers

Overview

What age will you live to be; ever thought about living over 100 years? The 21st century promises to be the century of centenarians, and Mrs. Cora Jones "Boot" McLeod, at age 103, shares her American story that is long overdue!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781685562519
Publisher:	Trilogy Christian Publishing, Inc.
Publication date:	08/15/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	322
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Mrs. Cora Jones "Boot" McLeod is a historical figure in the Durham, NC, African American communities. She was born in the hot summer of 1918. In 1932, her father, Rev. Junious Jones, relocated his wife and children from Wake County to Durham City, where Miss Cora attended the local schools. She was the knee-baby girl of twelve Jones children.DeShazor's Beauty School offered a six-month training program, and in August 1943, Mrs. McLeod graduated as a top beautician. She had married James McLeod, Sr., and was a happy mother of a brown-eyed baby boy, James, Jr.The famed Hayti Community was the heart of Durham's African Americans' retail and had become a viable part of their economic growth and development after the Great Depression. Mrs. McLeod linked her talents and entrepreneurial spirit with the spirit of Hayti.Along with two beauticians, Mrs. McLeod created the Tip Top Beauty Shop on the famous Pettigrew Street. It was a thriving business where many new beauticians received on- the-job training and professional leadership from the owners.Affected by urban renewal and the freeway expansion in 1965, Mr. and Mrs. McLeod built a private, in-home beauty salon affectionately named McLeod's Beauty Nook, where she shared her gift of cosmetology for fifty more years.