Sam G. Candler, Author at Salvation South

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Sam G. Candler

A Cemetery Soloist Sings Amazing Grace

Amidst increasing frailty, tough terrain, and inevitable loss, a lone singer can steady the spirit.

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An Arkansas native poet brings us pieces that remember an important figure in Southern Black history and that evoke the scorching heat of summer days.

Two Halloween stories, plus we welcome the great Silas House to the family of Salvation South contributors.

Her father was a Pentecostal minister who never told a lie in his life. Until he did. And it was so big, it stayed with the family forever.

Robert Lee Coleman, at 18, led a crew of teenage musicians in Macon, Georgia, who played so hot even James Brown came to town recruiting. At 78, he plays even hotter, and he vows to “play until I die.”

Let’s not get so cultured we’re blind, folks.

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The language of football offers an immigrant girl growing up in South Carolina a way to connect with her father—and the USA.

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A Cemetery Soloist Sings Amazing Grace

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