StoryCorps Griot spent the

Selma has suffered the same economic hardships as communities throughout the South and across the country, but somehow these businesses have hung on. As we crossed the Alabama River on the Edmund Pettus Bridge into Selma, one of the first things noticed was the number of small independent businesses lining Broad Street. Selma is charming city with long and rich history. Within the first ten blocks or so are four independently owned pharmacies alone. Search Subscribe Subscribe to this website with FeedBurner. Follow our facilitators as they collect stories across the country.

Follow our facilitators as they collect stories across the country. StoryCorps Griot is proud to have the opportunity to visit Selma.

Within the first ten blocks or so are four independently owned pharmacies alone. We were set up at the Selma Dallas County Public Library, and could not have had better host. Search Subscribe Subscribe to this website with FeedBurner. As we crossed the Alabama River on the Edmund Pettus Bridge into Selma, one of the first things noticed was the number of small independent businesses lining Broad Street. StoryCorps Griot spent the week in Selma, Alabama. Selma is charming city with long and rich history.

Selma native Tina Smiley of the National Parks Service helped coordinate outreach so her community would have an opportunity to share their stories. The StoryCorps BlogStoryCorps is an independent nonprofit project whose mission is to honor and celebrate one anothers lives through listening. Within the first ten blocks or so are four independently owned pharmacies alone. Rhonda Dear Carl, This is such powerful story written so eloquently about such an amazing woman.... Search Subscribe Subscribe to this website with FeedBurner. Selma is charming city with long and rich history.

Follow our facilitators as they collect stories across the country. Selma native Tina Smiley of the National Parks Service helped coordinate outreach so her community would have an opportunity to share their stories. The StoryCorps BlogStoryCorps is an independent nonprofit project whose mission is to honor and celebrate one anothers lives through listening. Selma has suffered the same economic hardships as communities throughout the South and across the country, but somehow these businesses have hung on. StoryCorps Griot is proud to have the opportunity to visit Selma. Rhonda Dear Carl, This is such powerful story written so eloquently about such an amazing woman.... Tags: history, parks, Selma