More Southern Souls
We were the pioneers of women having careers
“I grew up on a rural farm in the hills of Mississippi. We were a one-store community located about 15 miles outside...
We used logs for seats in our house. That’s all we had for furniture.
"I'm 97 years old. I grew up in Schlater, Mississippi on my granddaddy's farm on the Quiver River. My granddaddy owned...
The midwife misspelled Salvador and wrote down Savage Joe, so that’s my name
"I was born around the corner in Midnight, Mississippi. My name was supposed to be Salvador. It's a Mexican name. At...
I am 104. When we moved to the Delta there was no electricity or running water
“My name is Laverne, but when I was young some old lady called me Jim. It stuck. My relatives call me Sis Jim. I was...
We’re writing things we want to let go of on the plates. Then we’re smashing the plates
"We're writing things that we want to let go of in these plates, then we're smashing them.” "I'm letting go of a boy I...
Sometimes you have to do wrong to get on the right track
"I grew up in Senatobia, MS. I played high school football and broke a lot of records. But I was hanging with the...
even though we were homeless, our lives still counted
"I was homeless with my daughters and lived in shelters in New York and Mobile. My father had prostate cancer. I...
I want to be an opera singer and a paramedic
“My name is Hania. It means purpose and success in Swahili. I'm trying to live up to that name. I was born in Mobile,...
My talent is picking up trash
"I was in the military and civil service. I retired in 1997. I got bored and went to work picking up trash for the...
We bring out the best in each other
"This is the end of our senior year. We are planning for the future, but it is getting real. We are becoming adults...
I’m glad to be a part of this history
"I grew up in North Carolina and married a soldier when I was 16. We moved to Mobile in 1952 and I have lived in The...
We wanted to throw them back and help them live
"We are 13 and 14. We are cousins and are here for spring break. We have saved 25 jellyfish so far. They look cool and...