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"We've made a lot of progress but we still haven't made enough"

Alabama Public Radio | By Brittany Young
Published March 20, 2018 at 12:54 PM CDT
StoryCorps

Ed Beck grew up in Mobile, Alabama. In this StoryCorps piece, his wife Nancy asks him about a personal memoir he's writing and the changes he's made to it. Ed also reflects on his actions during the Jim Crow era and why he feels it's important to talk about that difficult time in US History...     

Edited by Anastasiya Titarenko 
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Arts & Life Mobilestorycorpsalabama public radioPoarch Band of Creek IndiansEd BeckNancy BeckJim Crow eraUS Historypersonal memoir
Brittany Young
Brittany Young is Alabama Public Radio's Program Director and Content Manager. Brittany began her public radio journey in the spring of 2015 as a news intern for APR while in graduate school at The University of Alabama.
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