Mid-South Features

By Candice Ludlow

Memphis, TN – StoryCorps is a national oral history project based on the idea that ordinary people tell the most extraordinary stories of our time. Here, Fred Davis tells his friend Timothy Russell about his run for Memphis City Council.

By Candice Ludlow

Memphis, TN – StoryCorps is a national oral history project based on the idea that the stories of everyday people are the most important and interesting of all. Here, Gwen Glover tells her niece Donna Booker about her first sit in.

By Candice Ludlow

Memphis, TN – StoryCorps is a national oral history project based on the idea that ordinary people tell the most important and interesting stories of all. Fred Davis is one of the first Black city council members in Memphis. Here, he talks with his friend Timothy Russell about an incident that occurred when he was a child picking cotton.