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Fonty Flock at 1948 NASCAR race
July 27, 2019 Alabama / NASCAR

He’d seek out the sheriff and get him on a chase

Fonty Flock delivered moonshine as a teenager on his bicycle; a few years later he was making trips from Atlanta to Dawsonville hauling shine

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checkerboard and laughing mouth illustration
May 25, 2019 Alabama / Oral histories / Politics

He is still laughing over that checkers game

After their wedding, the Driskill’s settled on a farm & lived there till 1912, when they came to Ft Payne & bought out Jim Malone Restaurant.

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Granny Dollar banner by sandra lafferty
November 30, 2018 Alabama / Centenarians / Cherokee Nation / Oral histories

The Legend of Granny Dollar, part 2 of 2

The legends grew around Granny Dollar. She told fortunes and managed to survive by growing chickens and vegetables.

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Color rendition of a B&W Granny Dollar photo
November 29, 2018 Alabama / Centenarians / Cherokee Nation / Oral histories

The legend of Granny Dollar, part 1 of 2

There is no doubt that Nancy Emmaline Callahan Dollar, who came to be known as “Granny Dollar,” was what is known as a character.

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plutocrat leaps over wall in ghetto street
March 16, 2018 Alabama / Class issues / Politics / Writers

Alarmed by the American Plutocracy

Plutocracy is endeavoring to widen and deepen the chasm while the people are trying to bridge it. It’s the greatest struggle of all the ages.

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