Firemen, church members and a large amount of bricks and debris from the explosion are visible. The Liberty Contracting Company can be seen across the street in the background.
Mr. Johnson, a 93-year old resident of Coffee County, reminds us of our inability to imagine the devastation that resulted from the pandemic of 1918. Ann Brantley, R.N., Alabama Department of Public Health conducted the interview. The Video...
Mrs. Gatlin tells about the many people that were sick in her community during the 1918 flu outbreak. Those that were infected were deathly sick and bed-ridden. Others were fearful that they too may become infected with the flu during this time....
The 1918 influenza pandemic was one of the earliest, and perhaps the most traumatic experience to date, in the life of Mrs. Williams, age 91, of Selma, Alabama. That's because her father, a jeweler, contracted the disease and became very ill. Even...