A Black History Month Tribute to My Grandfather Graham Leo. Downey
Transcending The Racial Divide
My grandfather Graham Leo Downey is part of a family that included seven brothers, three sisters and a foster sister. He was born in Halifax in 1939 to George Alexander Downey and Leotra (Tomlinson). He attended Joseph Howe Elementary School, and he considers himself a graduate of the “school of hard knocks”.