And finally one day she called up her parents, my grandparents, who were living up in the Bronx. My grandfather, who I mentioned before, he was a minister up in the South Bronx. And my mother was. My grandmother was a schoolteacher for about 40 years. She's a schoolteacher in the Bronx. And when my mom called up and said that she needed help, they gave her the answer that she was hoping that they would give, which is, just bring the kids up here and we can help. (08:53–08:59)
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Asserts that Wes Moore's grandmother was a schoolteacher in the Bronx for about 40 years.
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