Our Southern Souls

“I was born in Montgomery. My family was filled with community leaders, activists and advocates ...

“I have been blind since birth. I was born in New Orleans and there was an LSU program for ...

“I was kicked out of my house and on the streets when I was 18. I was a rebellious child ...

“We grew up in Buckatunna. He is 79 and the oldest man in this town.” “I am ...

“We are sisters raising our great-grandchildren together. I just turned 72. “I will be 62 in ...

1954. Ten years after D-Day and the invasion of Normandy. Ten years before Freedom Summer and ...

“My grandmama raised me. We didn’t have much coming up, but we had a close family and ...

“I have worked here about ten weeks. I needed a job and saw the sign about hiring. I said to ...

“I started working at Agave when I was 15 years old and have worked here for two years. This ...

“I grew up in Mexico, and got married when I was 17. I just went to sixth grade in ...