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Narrative: His Mother Dreamed of Having Her Own Family

South Carolina Public Radio | By Laura Hunsberger

Published November 15, 2017 at 1:31 PM EST

Scotty Barnes with his father, Scott Barnes, and his son, Richard Barnes, Columbia, 2016.

This edition of Narrative features an interview from StoryCorps, an oral history project where friends and loved ones interview each other. At the StoryCorps mobile booth in Columbia in 2016, Scott Barnes sat down with his son Scotty and his grandson Richard, to tell them about his life and family history. Scott Barnes was celebrating his 92^nd birthday at the time of the interview. Here’s Scotty Barnes, speaking to his father.