‘Henry Harris changed me’

I did not catch the man’s name over the weekend. I wish I had because I will long remember what he said—“Henry Harris changed me.” He was not the first person to tell me that. The man told me, somewhat embarrassingly, “I was a kid growing up in Birmingham with all...

The Characters

Characters Family Willie Pearl Harris: Henry’s mother. Grew up in Emelle in neighboring Sumter County. Supported her children by hoeing and picking cotton and working in the school lunchroom. Robert Raymond: Henry’s brother, two years older than Henry. James Harris:...