by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 13, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in Orange Grove, one of the first housing projects in the country. Teachers, nurses, lawyers, and doctors lived there. You could hear the trains running from GM&O and sounds from the steel plant at all times of the day or night. We lived close to...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 10, 2020 | A Southern Soul
Our Southern Souls started five years ago. The 1,645 interviews have broken down my walls and changed how I see people. These pictures fill me with love and a little sadness. Each face is a reminder of the people missed as we keep our distance and stay safe. I will be...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 8, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“Things were booming on Davis Avenue. Clothing stores, blue singers, and three movie theaters. There were restaurants, beauty shops, shoe stores, hardware stores, paint stores and parks. We had Central High School, Atlantic Seafood, Butler Grocery Store,...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 6, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“Onesimus and I rode the same bus and smiled at each other in high school. He played football at Southern Miss. We were married in a double wedding while we were in college. We were married for almost 34 years and he was always the joy of my life. He was an...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 5, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I made a two on the ACT. I wanted to be a registered nurse, but I didn’t know what I had to make on the test. I didn’t know what was possible. I got the rejection letters and realized it was going to be harder for me to become a nurse. I...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 4, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“My grandmother couldn’t read or write when she moved from Wilcox County to Mobile, but she made a living with rental properties. She started with two apartments in the back of her house on Dearborn Street, just off Davis Avenue. She also had houses in Trinity...
