Born Quote by Medgar Evers

I love Decatur. It is diverse, politically progressive, family oriented and I can walk everywhere.

— Emily Saliers

When I was growing up in rural Alabama, it was impossible for me to register to vote. I didn't become a registered voter until…

— John Lewis

I grew up in Illinois.

— Ben Zobrist

I was born in Alton, Ill., and moved to Paducah, Ky., when I was 3 years old. I lived in Kentucky until I moved…

— Ricochet

I was born in Washington, D.C., and I was raised in Milwaukee.

— Kristen Johnston

I was born in Columbia in 1954, the year the Supreme Court invalidated racial segregation in public schools. I visited frequently but did not…

— Randall Kennedy

I was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederacy.

— Corey Reynolds

I was born in Alabama, but I only lived there for a month before I'd done everything there was to do.

— Paula Poundstone

I was born in Pennsylvania, but for most of my childhood, my family lived in Lynchburg, Virginia.

— Beth Behrs

It just so happens that I was born and raised in Washington. Had I been born in Chicago or San Antonio, the streets and…

— Edward P. Jones

I was actually born in Baltimore! Although I moved away when I was quite young and consider Chicago to be my hometown, Baltimore is…

— Emily Giffin

I grew up in the segregated South, right here in Lynchburg, Virginia.

— Jerry Falwell