Overlooked No More: Mabel Grammer, Whose Brown Baby Plan Found Homes for Hundreds

Typical black American attitudes towards white/black biracials like the German "brown babies" varies between overjoyed with the "honor" of more white ancestry to "improve" the "race" and using them as scapegoats upon whom blacks can vent their rage and hatred against whites.

Thank you NYT for this column and publishing Mabel Grammar's obit. She exemplifies the best of humanity and should be made a saint. It is a timely piece in a world of greed corruption and division. Her story is uplifting and inspiring. Right now the majority of our " leaders" are failing us as role models. Instead of modeling love selflessness justice and compassion, those in power flaunt selfishness, hatred of others and greed among other immature behaviors. I cannot wait for a change to come. What a world it would be if hearts and minds like Mabel's were seated at the tables of power.

Thank you for this series.

Wonderful story. But, why does the article fail to say expressly, as is readily revealed in the public record, that Mabel Grammer was a Roman Catholic (convert) and that her Roman Catholic faith played a major role role in causing her to help these children?

As a 72 year old woman, this was unknown to me. The world really does move forward one human step at a time. time. Our current social worker/family court system ignores documented research (WIKI) on the failure of the system of foster care and ignores the common sense approach of orphanages where stressed parental care givers can seek child care and then return and recover the child. The orphanages would provide a way to give physical and mental care and document the services. More importantly, parental love does not have to end by severing the connections. Parents can keep their connections to the child. Why do we throw parents away to fund strangers?

Oh wow, how different our country and its beliefs would have been if her life story was read as often as Lewis and Clark's adventures. Risk taking as many forms , many challenges and effects. Her risk taking was remarkable in ways that theirs was not.

Goodness, thank you. These new obits need to expand to include all colors, especially female colors! My heart is warmer and fuller with this series.

A remarkable, inspiring woman.

Just looking at this picture brings tears to my eyes. In a world where there is so much ugliness and “ dog eat dog”, this article reminds us of the good there is in our fellow men.