“No matter what, Iris refused to say who the baby’s father was. The Jackson family demanded she get an abortion, but she wouldn’t. She threatened to die if they forced her. She demanded the Jacksons either accept the child, or let her leave. Whether she lived or died would have nothing to do with the Jackson family.”

“Old Madam Jackson was the head of the family back then, the matriarch. She was old, traditional, and she couldn’t accept Iris doing something this ...