More Southern Souls
Elvis’ mother came to the door and invited us in
"My teacher drove several of us from Bald Knob, AR, to Memphis to see Elvis play at the Cotton Carnival in May 1956. I...
I’m known as The Ford Man. Working on cars keeps me going
“I was born in 1935 in Walker County, one of the poorest counties in Alabama. My dad was a coal miner. He also worked...
I am 102. The world has changed so much in my lifetime.
“I am 102 years old. I grew up in Yazoo County during the Depression. My dad was a farmer and carpenter. There weren't...
This had been a year of change
“I've always had a passion to tell people's stories. I was seven when I started calling Mobile’s sports radio station,...
You have to lay it on the line sometimes
“After President Johnson left the White House, I asked to be sent to Vietnam. Once a Marine, always a Marine. You have...
I entered the Marine Reserves after college, never dreaming I would become a fighter pilot or an aide to the President of the United States
“I grew up in Memphis and played baseball at the University of Memphis. I realized that if I couldn’t hit a baseball...
I went from no electricity to working on the first moon landing
“I was born in 1925 and grew up in Cedartown, Georgia. I was one of four kids. We didn’t have electricity or running...
Send your suggestions for The Weavers
Send me your suggestions for the Weavers in South Alabama - the ones who care for others and make communities better...
Taking photographs with my Mama
Most of the pictures in this booth were taken over the last seven years while riding through Yazoo County and the...
I hit rock bottom, but knew I had survived past failures and working in a slaughterhouse
“I was born and raised in Moline, Illinois. Neither of my parents finished high school, but they both worked hard to...
Someone else would take our dream if we didn’t act fast
Dustin: When one more cockroach crept across my forehead I was done with crawling in sewers and working in wastewater...
My dad was a chef, and I was desperate to follow in his footsteps from a young age
“My dad was a chef, and I was desperate to follow in his footsteps from a young age. He knew the low pay, long hours,...