Ray Nicholson and Alvin Lovett
Recorded
November 20, 2023
Archived
November 20, 2023
39:58 minutes
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Id:
mby023328
Description
Ray Nicholson (71) and Alvin "Alabama" Lovett (71) have been friends since the sixth grade. The two sit down to talk about how they met, their school day memories, and their experiences with the Davis Avenue community in Mobile.Subject Log / Time Code
Alvin "Alabama" Lovett (AL) talks about how he and Ray Nicholson (RN) met through the YMCA.
AL asks RN to share a bit about himself.
AL reflects on being born during segregation.
AL talks about family and asks RN about his.
AL talks about the layout of Mobile as a city compared to other cities in Alabama.
RN discusses the importance of Davis Avenue in Mobile's history.
AL talks about his family's funeral home business and his parents' professions.
RN asks AL who in his life has influenced him and about his career as a journalist.
RN reflects on a teacher he and AL had and the wisdom he shared with them.
RN shares his experience enlisting in the Air Force.
AL talks about the effect of the Vietnam War on Black folks in Mobile.
AL asks RN to share his thoughts on the Davis Avenue community.
The two reflect on the discrepancy between the actual Davis Avenue experience versus how the media portrayed it.
AL talks about a few prominent figures in Mobile's history.
AL asks RN what he has learned from being a part of the Davis Avenue community.
Participants
- Ray Nicholson
- Alvin Lovett