Joyce Beatty

"I remembered as a teenager in the 1960s having to use a different drinking fountain and swimming in segregated pools, and that throughout her life, she had participated in many civil rights demonstrations."

"Growing up in a home where civil rights were a common topic of conversation, Beatty was further inspired to get involved in politics when she watched Jesse Jackson speak at the 1984 Democratic National Convention (Barone & McCutcheon)."