Taylor McGrew standing next to the monument erected in his name “McGrews Rock.”
The Legacy of
Taylor McGrew Story by Lee Trawick, Staff Writer
T
aylor McGrew was born September 4, 1954, in Silas, Ala. He moved to Lafayette County when he was five-yearsold with his mother and father. McGrew went on to grow up in Mayo and graduated from Lafayette High School (LHS). Although to most, that may sound like an easy transition, it was the late 60s and
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The Front Porch
Mayo was supposed to be above the hatred, although his memories of choosing to be chased by dogs because the other option was to be shot at, because a man did not want black boys walking on the sidewalk. McGrew and his friend eventually found another path to the store, a longer path but safer. But the terror didn’t stop there for McGrew.
