Jerome Smith Looks at Bullet Holes in Fannie Lou Hamer’s Door, 1963

I always loved the composition of the first photo. I’m not sure exactly where all of these were taken, with a couple possibly being from Louisiana, too. But my great-grandparents were in the Longview area at this time.

1543 SE 13th St., Ft. Lauderdale used to be a laid back little neighborhood with modest ranch houses, kumquat and grapefruit trees that backed up to the canals. It's no longer recognizable.

My great grandmother Irene in 1919, age 16. She captioned this "With love, Irene."