Southern Legends https://southernlegends.blog Profiles of the people still building in Northeast Alabama. From Anniston to Jacksonville to Heflin — makers, farmers, monument stewards, and small business owners who kept going. Hosted by Matt Headley. en-us matt@southernlegends.blog (Matt Headley) matt@southernlegends.blog (Matt Headley) Mon, 09 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Matt Headley Profiles of the people still building in Northeast Alabama. From Anniston to Jacksonville to Heflin — makers, farmers, monument stewards, and small business owners who kept going. Matt Headley matt@southernlegends.blog false https://southernlegends.blog/podcast/podcast-cover.jpg Southern Legends https://southernlegends.blog The Hospital I left the ER with a spring in my step. The next day, I called Dad to take me back. An essay about a psychiatric hospitalization, the people who drove me there, and what I found on the other side. I left the ER with a spring in my step. The next day, I called Dad to take me back. An essay about a psychiatric hospitalization, the people who drove me there, and what I found on the other side.

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]]> sl-ep3-the-hospital-2026-06-09 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://southernlegends.blog/essays/the-hospital The Hospital 3 1 12:58 false The Burning Bus On Mother's Day 1961, a mob firebombed a Greyhound bus full of Freedom Riders outside Anniston. The Freedom Riders National Monument preserves both sites where it happened — and forces a city to reckon with the hardest chapter in its history. On Mother's Day 1961, a mob firebombed a Greyhound bus full of Freedom Riders outside Anniston. The Freedom Riders National Monument preserves both sites where it happened — and forces a city to reckon with the hardest chapter in its history.

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