by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 24, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“I am waiting on the bus. I just got back from physical therapy. My back will never be fixed but the physical therapy helps ease the pain. I take the bus three days a week. I served in Vietnam for 28 months and blew up stuff. It was a hard time. I got out of...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 23, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“I am waiting on the bus and going to the bank. I would rather ride the bus than bother anyone else for a ride. I have been in Mobile all of my life. I was hit by a car when I was six years old. I had two brain surgeries and the doctor said I would never get...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 22, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“We sit out here four days a week selling Girl Scout cookies. Their grandmother comes, too. We don’t let them have tablets or phones out there and they have to do the math. We sold 800 boxes of girl scout cookies last year. Our goal is 1,000 this year....
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 21, 2019 | A Southern Soul
Before I could get both feet inside the door at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, a short woman wrapped her arms around me. It was a hug of love and family from a woman I had never met. Her name was Brenda and she was the greeter. Her cousin Wanda gave the...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 21, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“I was born in Montgomery. My family was filled with community leaders, activists and advocates for human rights and political issues. They owned business during the bus boycott, including a funeral home and a taxi service that helped transport people during the...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 20, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“I have been blind since birth. I was born in New Orleans and there was an LSU program for parents of visually impaired. My sister is sighted and four years older than me and my parents learned to treat us the same and expect just as much out of me. I started...
