Ms. Easter F. Brown was born in Marshville, North Carolina, on April 28th, 1941, to Zenni and Frank S. Claudle. Ms. Brown grew up on a farm with her parents and ten siblings, where her father worked as a sharecropper. The whole family helped raise crops, and Ms. Brown began working in the field after school by the age of six. Though there were few recreational activities in her childhood, Ms. Brown did go to the movies, an activity she enjoys to this day. She attended Piney Grove Elementary School and graduated from East Union High School in 1959. Tired of the difficulties of farming life, Ms. Brown made the decision to leave North Carolina after graduating high school. Her parents were supportive about her decision and introduced her aunt, who lived in Washington D.C. Riding the train, she made the decision to join the Great Migration crowd and came to Washington D.C. When first arrived, she lived with her aunt and had a job as a babysitter for a white doctor. She was responsible for taking care of 4 children, 7 days a week but was only paid 25 dollars per week. In 1962, Ms. Brown got married, and she went on to work at the record store owned by her then husband for several years. After their divorce, Ms. Brown began a career in the food industry, where she continued until her retirement in 2004. She has over 25 years of experience in the industry and worked at the White House for 7 years. Ms. Brown is really into movies–some influence from her youths; it is a huge source of happiness in her life. Besides watching movies, she is also likely to travel around. Despite living in Washington for over five decades, Ms. Brown still considers herself as southerner and will sometimes go back to visit. She recently went back to North Carolina to attend her relatives’ funeral.