Down Home By Bob Adelman

Photos and interviews from a small Alabama town.

Jim

Essentially a photographic study of people in a small town in Alabama in the 1970s. The photos are first rate but some of the interviews, particularly those concerning race relations, will set your teeth on edge. This is especially true when white folks are trying to impress the photographer with their tolerance...black folks sure can sing, run, dance and play baseball! In any event, a true record of the times and the black and white studies (photographs, not race relations) are the work of a master.
Carol

This is one of my favorite books. Lots of photographs which help to tell the story of life in Camden, Alabama. The people pictured live in a poor, rural area and are blue collar workers. The story
would not be the same without the many photographs. I grew up in another county in Alabama and
am able to say that this is an accurate portrayal of the 1970s in rural Alabama.