 Though Grant was from Hartford, Connecticut and received his doctorate degree from Penn State, he was very active in the South's racial playing field, especially that of North Carolina's.On May 11, 1970, three white males murdered a black man, Henry Marrow, a father of three children who lived in Oxford, North Carolina.When news spread that Henry had been murdered, Blacks from across the country, along with Grant, decided they were fed up and organized protests.