Of Horses and Hells Angels and Herb in the Attic
At 102 years old, Evelyn Plowman’s memory isn’t what it used to be. Still, five minutes after meeting her, it’s evident one of Austin’s oldest residents lived to see Austin change dramatically. Her secret to outlasting it all? She’s not getting worked up about anything.
During the war, she worked at Camp Swift, a military training camp near Bastrop. Though she was part of the war effort, she doesn’t think it changed Austin all that much. “You just kinda get up and go,” she said.When the war ended, she and Rodger married and opened a franchise of Red and White grocery stores in 1946. Austin was still segregated, but Evelyn and Rodger sourced much of their produce from Black-owned farms in South Austin. “We were all together,” Evelyn said. “That didn’t bother us.
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