In 1948, Annie Chivers's parents packed their meager belongings, gathered their six children, and set off from Pigeon Creek, Alabama, for Niagara Falls, where they hoped to start a new life filled with great possibilities. As the family settles into Hyde Park Village and begin to dream for the best, none of them have any idea of the impact their decision has just made on all of their lives.
In her poignant memoir, Annie details how she was just three years old in 1956 when her family received an eviction notice, just weeks before Christmas. Desperate and now homeless with ten...
In 1948, Annie Chivers's parents packed their meager belongings, gathered their six children, and set off from Pigeon Creek, Alabama, for Niagara F...