by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 27, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“I still can’t believe that sex trafficking happened to me or that people enslave young girls in Mobile. I was 18 and had a baby after high school graduation. The father of my baby became abusive to both of us and I moved back home. I has always been an athlete...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 26, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“Getting my nose pierced was spur of the moment. I was 18 and a friend crashed with me for the night. I woke up and said, ‘I get paid today. I want to get something pierced’. Now it is part of my face. I grew up in a conservative place in Baldwin...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 25, 2019 | A Southern Soul
Prostitute. Hooker. Stripper. “We have been looking at these girls through the wrong lens and we have never really seen them.” Crystal Yarbrough said this in an interview for Our Southern Souls that became my introduction to sexual slavery in south Alabama....
by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 25, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“We are students at Mississippi State. Last night we watched a sunset in Starkville and said we wanted to watch a sunset at the beach. We left this morning and drove four hours. We are going back tonight.” “We are will be seniors and are rooming...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 23, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“I was in a wreck when I was 17 and a senior in high school. It was raining and I hydroplaned and was thrown from the car. I wasn’t speeding or hit by anyone. It just happened. When I landed, I broke my back and I have been in a wheelchair ever since. I...
