by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 10, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in Patterson, Louisiana. My parents were punished severely in school for speaking French so they didn’t teach it to their children. Anytime they spoke French in school they would get slapped on the hand with a ruler. Now many here are learning French...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 9, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I am picking up cans and pecans. I sell the cans and keep the pecans. I make enough to buy something to eat. I used the brooms on my cart to clean up around the house. It is hard going to the doctors and going through pain. I have seizures and fluid. I am trying to...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 8, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“We have lived in Fairhope for 15 years. My husband worked for Mariott. The Grand was his last assignment and we stayed. I can’t tell you how many houses we have had or how many schools our kids went to. There was something new to learn or explore in each...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 5, 2020 | A Southern Soul
Some of the survivor stories from the Sexual Slavery in South Alabama series were told on Our Southern Souls last summer. January is Human Trafficking Awareness month and wanted to share the stories from the series here. Nadia Lee, Crys Yarbrough and “Olivia’s mom”...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 5, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I am homeless because I ended up on the wrong path as a young kid. My daddy was very abusive to my mom and it went from there. I was incarcerated for twelve years for a pistol charge, drug charge, and burglary charge. The hardest part was losing the...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 4, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“My ancestors came with Bienville and D’Ibervile and settled on Dauphin Island. They stayed there until the English took over. Mobile was the capital of Louisiana at that time. My ancestors moved to Opelousas, Louisiana and stayed. We have been here since the...
