Pt. 1: The best people in Texas

  • Pt. 1: The best people in Texas
    Pt. 1: The best people in Texas
  • Woodrow Richardson and the Morningside Church of Christ
    Woodrow Richardson and the Morningside Church of Christ
  • Sarah Cook, Bertie Fannie owner, and her family.
    Sarah Cook, Bertie Fannie owner, and her family.
  • The Fidel Rocha family was the first Hispanic family to settle in Memphis. Photos Courtesy of the Collection of John R. Ballew
    The Fidel Rocha family was the first Hispanic family to settle in Memphis. Photos Courtesy of the Collection of John R. Ballew
  • Loral “Lody” Rogers, truck driver.
    Loral “Lody” Rogers, truck driver.
  • William “Bill” Alexander, MemphisIndependentSchool District Superintendent
    William “Bill” Alexander, MemphisIndependentSchool District Superintendent
  • Bob Tribble, Western Equipment
    Bob Tribble, Western Equipment
  • Jacqulyn Horton Owens, Memphis Public Library Librarian
    Jacqulyn Horton Owens, Memphis Public Library Librarian
    Every town in Texas says they are the best,and every town in Texas says they have the best people. The problem is, they are all wrong. Memphis has the best people in the world.Our town has gone through ups and downs, but the people who have stayed home make our town what it is. Most of the people that live in Memphis have been there for generations. Their mothers and fathers—their gran...

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