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...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 22, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“I had finally come to terms with releasing my life in Nashville because a lot of my identity was wrapped up being a musician there. I transitioned to being married and having a family. I loved him and his kids and we were trying to have a child. It is what I wanted....
by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 20, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“I got a special immigrant visa to come to the United States from Turkey. I worked as a supervisor for 20 years at the embassy. We moved to the United States on April 10, 2009. My son and daughter were born late in life after several miscarriages. My...
