Sharron Brown and L.C. Myles

Recorded March 1, 2022 Archived March 1, 2022 31:45 minutes
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Description

Dr. L.C. Myles Jr. (54) interviews his wife, Ambassador Dr. Sharron J. Brown (51), about her life, touching on her experiences with abuse and human trafficking, and her life now writing and speaking on those topics.

Subject Log / Time Code

L.C. (L) asks Sharron (S) to talk about her childhood.
S talks about having dyslexia and a bad experience reading aloud in first grade.
S talks about her experiences being molested and abused as a young girl and its impact on her mentally and physically.
L asks S what brought her to Atlanta from Memphis.
S says she was raped at gunpoint as a young lady and was coerced into human trafficking, which led her to become an advocate for victims.
L asks S how she changed the course of her life.
S talks about two books she has written.
S talks about traveling the world in her advocacy work for victims of human trafficking and violence and being recognized by both the states of Georgia and Tennessee for her work.
L asks S what she wants her legacy to be.

Participants

  • Sharron Brown
  • L.C. Myles

Recording Locations

Atlanta History Center

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