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Welcome to our Season 6 Finale of Lewis and Broad! We have had a blast this season learning more about our community and the legacy that it has built over the hundreds of years. What a season this has been!

On today's episode, Connie and Chalton Askew joined us to shed light on the importance of education and their experiences growing up in this community. They have a passion for collaboration across racial barriers and differences, and this passion was shaped by their life experiences. They also share how our community can continue to grow and learn in the realms surrounding race and education. Go give it a listen!

S6E6 is live! Have you ever wondered what a mill village looked like? How they were run, and what a typical day was like? LaGrange's history was built on the foundation of textile mills and these mill villages. Ricky Wolfe was born and raised in the Dunson Mill Village, and on today's episode, he takes us back in time and shares what his childhood was like and what the Dunson Mill Village looked like. 
Ricky is the founder of DASH, Dependable, Affordable, Sustainable Housing. DASH is a non-profit that aims to bring back the essence and charms of these mill villages. He shares information about DASH in the episode, and for more information on DASH, you can find it here. 

S6E5 is live! On today's episode, Kathy Tilley of Visit LaGrange joined us to share the importance tourism has on our community and how we have grown as a must-see small town. Visit LaGrange is a downtown tourist hub and shares stories of the local ammenities that we offer. For more information on Visit LaGrange, visit their website here. 
ATTN: Kathy also shares never-before-shared info on Visit LaGrange's latest project, Mulberry St. Cemetery. We don't want to give an spoilers away, so be sure to give a listen for some insider info! Talk about a big deal!

S6E4 is live! On today's episode, we invited special guest Dr. Willie Edmondson to share his perspective on the history of LaGrange and how it has changed over the years. Dr. Edmondson is the first black mayor of LaGrange, and he wears this honor with dignity and strength. Dr. Edmondson grew up in the community, and he shared stories from childhood of advocating for persons of color and the legacy he began building for himself at a young age. Dr. Edmondson is also a preacher of a Bethlehem Baptist Church in West Point, GA. Be sure to give this episode a listen!

Welcome back to Lewis and Broad! This epsiode makes up the third of Season 6, the history of LaGrange. Mrs. Felecia Moore is the Interim Director at the Frank and Lewis Library at LaGrange College. She is the Archives Specialist, and man, does she know her stuff! She takes great pride in preserving the history of this community and bringing stories of the past to life. She published a book last year entitled, "Time for a Haircut," that is about the Hamilton Road neighborhood here in LaGrange.  Give this week's episode a listen!

Welcome back to Lewis and Broad! This week we interviewed Anton Flores-Maisonet and learned about the Redline Alley and Mona Lane communities. Mona Lane was previously known as the Goose Holler Neighborhood. Both Mona Lane and Redline Alley have a long-standing history of housing marginalized communities. Redline Alley backs the Callway Mansion and property, and many of its residents worked at the Callaway Mansion many years ago. 
Anton lives in Decatur, GA, where he is the founder and director of Casa Alterna, a non-profit organization that offers hospitality to our asylum-seeking neighbors. 
ATTN: Anton mentions an interview with long-standing resident, Mattie Boddie. There is a snippet of this interview at the end of the episode. If you would like to watch the interview and learn more about Ms. Mattie, please visit this link: https://vimeo.com/279465182. We have acquired this video through Troup County Archives and Henry Jacobs. 
For more information on Casa Alterna, please visit their website.