Just Share The Love

A conversation with Wanda and Our Southern Souls— Sharing the Soul of America one person at a time.

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Wanda Battle in front of lectern at Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church. Credit…via Our Southern Souls

“I was born in Montgomery. My family was filled with community leaders, activists, and advocates for human rights and political issues. They owned businesses during the bus boycott, including a funeral home and a taxi service that helped transport people during the protest. Mother always had us involved in church and serving the community. We looked after the elderly and worked for candidates during campaigns. Mother moved the family to Atlanta in 1968 for better exposure and more opportunities. Montgomery was Jim Crow, segregation and pain and she wanted better for her eight children.”

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