A hometown conversation
In October 2015, Monique McLay Shore ’90 of Grinnell’s Drake Community Library organized a gathering in honor of Mrs. Renfrow Smith's enduring ties to her hometown. Interviewed by professor emeritus Dan Kaiser, author of Grinnell Stories: African Americans of Early Grinnell (2020), Mrs. Renfrow Smith engaged a standing-room-only audience with her remarkable recollections and quick wit.