Nicole Hill

After the elopement, it's reported that Craigwell went to see about making arrangements for him and Lulu to get to Pennsylvania. And Lulu and her sister went home to face their parents. Allegedly, Mr. Sneed is also there.

After the elopement, it's reported that Craigwell went to see about making arrangements for him and Lulu to get to Pennsylvania. And Lulu and her sister went home to face their parents. Allegedly, Mr. Sneed is also there.

Yeah, how would your parents react to you showing up at the door being like, okay, Mary.

Yeah, how would your parents react to you showing up at the door being like, okay, Mary.

Yeah, how would your parents react to you showing up at the door being like, okay, Mary.

You would never survive it. Unfortunately, there's no record of what went down at the Francis home during this meeting. But at the end, Mr. Sneed is sent away. And that's the last we ever hear of him.

You would never survive it. Unfortunately, there's no record of what went down at the Francis home during this meeting. But at the end, Mr. Sneed is sent away. And that's the last we ever hear of him.

You would never survive it. Unfortunately, there's no record of what went down at the Francis home during this meeting. But at the end, Mr. Sneed is sent away. And that's the last we ever hear of him.

Now, Richard Francis, Lulu's dad, and his wife, Lulu's mom, they are humiliated in front of all the first families, the household, and potentially hundreds of thousands of recorded Black newspaper readers across the nation. Because I found articles about this elopement in papers in New York, in Alabama, and Missouri, and a lot of them were pulling their reporting from the beast. So this is bad.

Now, Richard Francis, Lulu's dad, and his wife, Lulu's mom, they are humiliated in front of all the first families, the household, and potentially hundreds of thousands of recorded Black newspaper readers across the nation. Because I found articles about this elopement in papers in New York, in Alabama, and Missouri, and a lot of them were pulling their reporting from the beast. So this is bad.

Now, Richard Francis, Lulu's dad, and his wife, Lulu's mom, they are humiliated in front of all the first families, the household, and potentially hundreds of thousands of recorded Black newspaper readers across the nation. Because I found articles about this elopement in papers in New York, in Alabama, and Missouri, and a lot of them were pulling their reporting from the beast. So this is bad.

Also, since Lulu was on the radar of the Washington Post, white D.C. may have known about all of this, too. And so Richard may have had to deal with his coworkers and clients whispering about this in the U.S. Senate, as well as everywhere that he went in D.C. Not long after the scandal in 1888, Richard passes away suddenly. Aw, he's stressed.

Also, since Lulu was on the radar of the Washington Post, white D.C. may have known about all of this, too. And so Richard may have had to deal with his coworkers and clients whispering about this in the U.S. Senate, as well as everywhere that he went in D.C. Not long after the scandal in 1888, Richard passes away suddenly. Aw, he's stressed.

Also, since Lulu was on the radar of the Washington Post, white D.C. may have known about all of this, too. And so Richard may have had to deal with his coworkers and clients whispering about this in the U.S. Senate, as well as everywhere that he went in D.C. Not long after the scandal in 1888, Richard passes away suddenly. Aw, he's stressed.

His funeral is held at the 15th Street Presbyterian Church. Today, bartenders still remember and revere Richard for his incredible mint juleps. When I was doing the research for this episode, I kept getting linked to all these magazines and all these articles about, like, famous black bartenders and recipes, famous recipes created by black bartenders. And there was Richard's.

His funeral is held at the 15th Street Presbyterian Church. Today, bartenders still remember and revere Richard for his incredible mint juleps. When I was doing the research for this episode, I kept getting linked to all these magazines and all these articles about, like, famous black bartenders and recipes, famous recipes created by black bartenders. And there was Richard's.

His funeral is held at the 15th Street Presbyterian Church. Today, bartenders still remember and revere Richard for his incredible mint juleps. When I was doing the research for this episode, I kept getting linked to all these magazines and all these articles about, like, famous black bartenders and recipes, famous recipes created by black bartenders. And there was Richard's.

It's the Dick Francis special for a mint julep. And I will link the recipe in the show notes. I never did find another article after the scandal that mentioned Richard and Lulu together. So I don't know what their father-daughter relationship was after that or at the time that he passed away.

It's the Dick Francis special for a mint julep. And I will link the recipe in the show notes. I never did find another article after the scandal that mentioned Richard and Lulu together. So I don't know what their father-daughter relationship was after that or at the time that he passed away.

It's the Dick Francis special for a mint julep. And I will link the recipe in the show notes. I never did find another article after the scandal that mentioned Richard and Lulu together. So I don't know what their father-daughter relationship was after that or at the time that he passed away.