water for everyone. we were so happy when we got an electric pump. we no longer had to pump water. so that was your upbringing? yes. and church. oh, don t forget church. every time the church doors opened, we were there. sherrod s father was a deacon. she believes it was that devotion that got their family through tough times. the lord will make a way somehow. my mother used to sing it around the house all the time. you d hear her singing that, i think i know why now, times were so hard. and she would always sing that song. the lord will make a way somehow. reporter: the farming was hard. being black, even harder. the 1960s, jim crow laws divided the south and the races.
sister was betty because she was the runt of the group. in a way, he would talk to us at the dinner table and he would always say find yourselves. and don t ever forget, help everybody you can. my husband always believed in feeding kids. our home was the center for everybody s child to come in and have joy. reporter: but the chores were not easy. we had to pump water early on. we didn t have any electric well. we had to pump water now, not just for us, the cows had to have water. the hogs had to have water. the chickens had to have water. so you know, you re pumping water for everyone. we were so happy when we got an electric pump. we no longer had to pump water. so that was your upbring something. yes. and church. oh, don t forget church. every time the church doors opened, we were there. sherrod s father was a