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“I know I grew up in the time when a young man in a baggy suit and slicked-down hair stood spraddle-legged in the crossroads of history and talked hot and mean about the colored, giving my poor and desperate people a reason to feel superior to somebody, to anybody. I know that even as the words of George Wallace rang through my Alabama, the black family who lived down the dirt road from our house sent fresh-picked corn and other food to the poor white lady and her three sons, because they knew their daddy had run off, because hungry does not have a color.”

Quote by Rick Bragg

Book:All Over but the Shoutin'

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All Over but the Shoutin'

This book offers an intimate look into the life of a country music singer and his son, exploring the challenges and triumphs of the music business. The narrative delves into the author's personal growth and the impact of his father's career on his own life. more

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Rick Bragg

Rick Bragg is an American journalist known for his in-depth reporting on Southern life. His work often delves into social issues such as race, class, and gender, and is praised for its vivid storytelling and insightful analysis. more

“I once banged out a story in Peshawar, Pakistan, while eating a chicken salad sandwich, as demonstrators shouted their displeasure of all things American in the glow of burning flags and some steel-edged radials. I was told, by well-meaning people, that I should tell the angry crowds that I was, in fact, Canadian. I just looked at them. How in the world do you pretend to be from Calgary, when you talk like me? I thought briefly, I would say I was from Alabama, and hope they didn’t know exactly where that was, but I am pretty sure that, if I had, someone would answer back: “Roll Tide.”

Pakistan Alabama Roll Tide

Book:My Southern Journey: True Stories from the Heart of the South

Source: My Southern Journey: True Stories from the Heart of the South

“Mobile's AfricaTown: Published timelines of African-American history invariably mention that the last slave ship to bring Africans to North America was the *Clotilde* … what they never explain is how this happened 50 years after the United States banned the importation of slaves. The explanation is both trivial and tragic. Timothy Meaher, a wealthy Mobile shipbuilder, made a wager over a few whiskies that he could elude federal agents… …While descendents of the Clotilde captives still hold reunions in the area, there is little physical evidence of this community’s origins, except for the bust of Cudjoe Lewis… …Lewis (who was originally called ‘Kazoola’) died in 1945, possibly the last surviving slave-ship captive in America.”

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Book:Lonely Planet Louisiana & the Deep South

Source: Lonely Planet Louisiana & the Deep South

“Race determines variables that yield results undesirable to one sector, while rendering a noticeable favor to others.”

Race Prejudice Equality Race Relations Alabama Montgomery Renzo 1 Agency Lamont C Bracy Lamont Renzo Bracy

Author:Lamont Renzo Bracy

“So, I poisoned his coffee this morning and watched him drink it.”