Dec 19, 2020
Davis Avenue needed goods and services and immigrants opened businesses there
“My parents were first generation children of immigrants from Europe. Their parents came ...
Dec 18, 2020
You always come back home
“I grew up by the bridge. My dad worked for the railroad. They took the wheels off cabooses, ...
Dec 15, 2020
I sang at most of the clubs on The Avenue
“I grew up in the Bottom when Davis Avenue was flourishing with shops. Ella’s ...
Dec 13, 2020
My mother taught me to keep my head up
“I grew up in Orange Grove, one of the first housing projects in the country. Teachers, ...
Dec 10, 2020
Five years of Our Southern Souls
Our Southern Souls started five years ago. The 1,645 interviews have broken down my walls and ...
Dec 8, 2020
On Davis Avenue we could be ourselves
“Things were booming on Davis Avenue. Clothing stores, blue singers, and three movie ...
Dec 6, 2020
I never dreamed that when I rolled him into ER that would be my last time to see him. He didn’t come back to me.
“Onesimus and I rode the same bus and smiled at each other in high school. He played ...
Dec 5, 2020
I wanted another generation to understand what Davis Avenue used to be
“I made a two on the ACT. I wanted to be a registered nurse, but I didn’t know what ...
Dec 4, 2020
My brother and I played a duet for Fats Domino
“My grandmother couldn’t read or write when she moved from Wilcox County to Mobile, but ...
Dec 3, 2020
I sang five nights a week on The Avenue
“I sang blues and rock ‘n’ roll in some of the clubs on The Avenue. I got my start at the ...