More Southern Souls
I would do it all over again
“Chris and I were students at Auburn and met at a girl's house. Chris went home that night and told her mother she met...
We are making pet collars and saving the money for college
Kelsy: "I'm ten and Esmerelda is 12. Our parents are friends and we've been best friends since we were little. We love...
We are celebrating the 150th birthday of this house. It was built during a difficult time in Mobile.
"This weekend we are celebrating the 150th birthday of our house on Washington Square. When it was built in 1870, the...
Hartley made us a better family
"Hartley had Trisomy 18, a genetic disorder. As soon as we received the diagnosis at the twenty-second week of my...
I’ve been jumping through life trying to find my place
"I have two amazing girls and was a single mom for a long time. Their father wasn't in their lives, so I pushed hard...
I take my role as storyteller seriously and want to help change the narrative of Mississippi
"I didn’t appreciate Yazoo City until after I left. Outsiders think we are from a poor, small town in a state last in...
I found my why
"My parents divorced when I was four. I went to St. Andrew's School in Jackson through the eighth grade. It was...
I wish I could put a hole in the heads of my grandchildren and great-grandchildren and pass down everything I’ve learned
"I’ll be 90 on August 3. My first memory is of a woman standing in a doorway. Her skin color was beautiful. It was...
We’re survivors. We’re doing without today so the next generations of our family will have this land
Gene: “My granddad walked here from Water Valley driving a few cows. It was probably just after the year 1900. His...
We cleared this land with broad axes and clear-cut saws
"My name is Robert. I'm 80 and was born in July, but I never kept up with the date. I grew up in Phillipp. It's by...
I thought the one thing I couldn’t live through was losing a child.
"Savana loved people and loved to laugh. Her face was covered in freckles. She played a game of plucking them from her...
I was in first grade when he wrote me a note on a little piece of paper that said ‘I love you’
"We moved to Midnight from Water Valley when I was five. My dad worked for International Harvester. We lived in a big...