The images below are from "South Bend to Spring Valley" and are in roughly the same order as they appear in the book, so those listening to the audiobook version can reference them if desired.
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P Lassally letter to D Dowdell, 8-20-59
Harold Sims, 1959
Paul Sims, 1959
P Lassally letter to the Davids, 8-20-59
Charlotte Sims, 1959
Cheryl Sims, 1959
David Sims III, 1959
Carla Diane Sims, 1959
Fredonya Sims, 1959
P Lassally letter to the Sims, 11-12-59
D Sims letter to P Lassally, 11-18-59
D Sims letter to the Davids, 11-18-59
P Lassally letter to D Dowdell, 12-4-59
Davids' Christmas card pic, 1959
Mr & Mrs Davids wedding pic,
Mr & Mrs Davids with nephew, Marvin Leerar, who heard about the Sims visit while in Turkey!
Grandma Hunter with baby Belinda, 8-26-60
Sims, Davids, Millers (Marie: far right; Joan: standing by the lawn chair) and neighbors at an unknown location, perhaps the Sumner Center church grounds, July, 1961
⬆️ Sims and Snyders at the Snyder farm, including Emilie (back-R), her brother, Anthony (back-L) and sister, Becky (front-L), plus some neighbor kids,
and the Kings' Asian sponsorees, July 1961
Baby Belinda gets a bear-hug from Joyce's cousin, Wilma, July 1961 ➡️
Fredonya Sims at the Spring Valley public swimming pool, July 1961.
⬆️ Postcard sent to the Davids from the Sims after returning home from their week at the Davids farm in July of 1961.
⬅️ Letter sent to the Davids from an African American soldier.
Script of questions utilized by Tom Aaker of KROC Rochester when interviewing Mrs Davids for a spot on the Monitor radio program, which aired 9-2-61.
From L to R, letter to the Davids from the NUL,
Mrs Davids' thank-you for the invite to their convention, and Mr. Steeger's response.
NUL award presented at their convention in Dayton, OH to the Davids, 9-4-61.
After the convention, both couples visited an integrated college: Central State U., 9-5-61.
The Davids and Sims relax at their hotel after a day of sight-seeing, 9-5-61
⬆️ A commendation to the Davids from the Fillmore Co. Council of Churches.
An invite for Mrs Davids to speak at a church ➡️
Monthly magazine published by the EUB church, Nov. 1962.
The Davids visit the Sims in South Bend, 4-20-62. From left to right in the back: Ruby, Roselyn, Aunt Vivian Scott (Ruby’s sister), Charlotte, Michael Maddox (Vivian’s son), Paul (holding the Sims’ dog, Midnight), and Carla Diane. From left to right in front: Fredonya, Joyce, Cheryl, Belinda, Gregory, Marienus (with baby Patricia on his lap), and David (with Avard seated in front of him).
Tribute poem to Medgar Evers, written by Mr Sims.
Paul & Fredonya ride a cow at the Davids' farm, July '61.
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