Kathleen Sanders undertook the critical task of documenting and sharing the story of her paternal grandmother, Katie Johnson Warren. This 20-minute documentary not only provides the historical context of her grandmother's life as a laundress "washer woman" who later became a sought-after clairvoyant but also underscores the urgent and significant importance of preserving family history.

It took two and a half years after the monumental 1863 Emancipation Proclamation, which freed African Americans from slavery, for the news of Emancipation to reach those enslaved in Texas on June 19, 1865. This significant event led to the establishment of Freedman's Towns, with many African Americans in Texas, including Katie Johnson, moving to Dallas. She arrived in Dallas in 1891 at the age of 19.

She settled in Freedman Town, a once-thriving North Dallas community that was the largest segregated African American enclave in Dallas and one of the largest in the country. This community, started by black pioneers during Reconstruction, overcame significant adversity to succeed and thrive.