The legacy of Doris Robinson

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• Samuel G. Freedman, special to The Undefeated

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Early in the summer of 2014, Cherie Kirkland paid a visit to her grandmother in Grambling, Louisiana, with the specific goal of shopping for a dress. Her grandmother, Doris Robinson, was 95 years old, a widow who had outlived both of her children.