Jim Crow era

Commentary

"The court of which I stood judge in was the same court that tried to convict my father wrongfully during the Civil Rights era"

Sami LaCount

In the previous StoryCorps segment, Karlos Finley spoke on the teamwork and service his parents showcased during the Jim Crow and Civil Rights era. In today's continuation, Karlos discusses the wrongful charges his father faced after transitioning from pharmacology to Mobile's music industry, showing that Karlos is the realization of his ancestors' dreams.
Arts & Life

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

Brittany Young

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…