Lewis Scott

Lewis Scott (HM24EF)

Location: Selma, AL 36703 Dallas County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 24.798', W 87° 1.005'

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A Quote from Lewis - “I See With Memory”

At the age of 20, Lewis lost his sight in 1957 from Glaucoma. He learned the
language of braille, other independent living and vocational skills during his
attendance at the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind in Talladega, Alabama.

Lewis opened the small convenience store in 1962 under the direction of Alabama
Department of Rehabilitation. The store was located in the George Washington
Carver Homes, or "GWC Homes" or "the Projects".

It was also during this time of the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Movement and
set only yards away from two of the movement historical mass meeting sites,
First Baptist Church sat to the right and Brown Chapel AME to its left.

Lewis operated the business for 47 years, through four generation of families who
lived in the G.W.C. Homes. He became meshed in the community as one of and
part of the projects to ensure that their grocery or other personal items would be
available. Lewis opened the store, 7 days a week, 11 hour days on Monday-Saturday
and 4 hours on Sunday - after Church. He only closed for Christmas and July 4th.
He would work half day on Thanksgiving in case someone needed something for
their Thanksgiving dinner. He never allowed anyone to come in and not leave
without getting what they wanted. He would extend credit or in some cases take
what



amount they had regardless of the cost of the item.

He was named the "Blind Person of the Year" by the VIP group in the Year
2000. When asked how he managed to operate a business, being blind he
stated, "I don't have a lot of stuff in my store, but I know what I have and I
know how much it costs", "I see with Memory".

Lewis closed the store in 2009 when his health failed. Lewis always exemplified
love for the community, courage, strength and determination in spite of a disability.
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HM NumberHM24EF
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Date Added Saturday, January 6th, 2018 at 7:01pm PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 498425 N 3586248
Decimal Degrees32.41330000, -87.01675000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 24.798', W 87° 1.005'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 24' 47.88" N, 87° 1' 0.29999999999999" W
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Area Code(s)334
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 546-598 Martin Luther King St, Selma AL 36703, US
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