“In the state of Mississippi, Many Years Ago, a boy of 14 years got a taste of Southern law.” YearsStatesLawBoysTasteYears AgoSouthernMississippi Author:Phil Ochs
“I don't do cold. My reaction to cold is drastic. I'm a southern boy.” BoysColdReactionsSouthernDrastic Author:Morgan Freeman
“In those days [1955], affirmative action was for whites only. I might still be working for the grocery store in the small Texas town where I grew up were it not for affirmative action for Southern white boys.” StillsMightActionWhiteBoysGrewGrew UpTownsStoresTexasSouthernGroceriesAffirmative ActionAffirmativeGrocery Stores Author:Bill Moyers
“For every Southern boy fourteen years old, not once but whenever he wants it, there is the instant when it's still not yet two o'clock on that July afternoon in 1863...” WantYearsStillsTwoBoysClockInstantSouthernAfternoonJulyFourteenIntruders Author:William Faulkner
“I'm a small town boy from a place not too different from Farmville. I grew up with a corn field in my backyard. My grandfather had emigrated to this country when he was about my son's age. My mom and dad built everything that matters in a small town in southern Indiana. They built a family and a good name and a business, and they raised a family.” DifferentCountryMatterAgeNamesBoysFieldsSonGrewMomDadGrew UpBuiltTownsRaisedMy MomMy SonSouthernGrandfatherSmall TownCornMy GrandfatherBackyardsIndianaMom And Dad Author:Mike Pence