‘It’s Like I’m Nobody’: Woman Born In Rural Georgia During Segregation Was Never Issued a Birth Certificate and Repeatedly Denied One By the State, Now She’s Unable to Obtain a Real ID
As many Americans scramble to obtain a Real ID by the May 7 deadline, one Florida woman is concerned that she will never be able to get one. Jessie Lovette was born when segregation still dominated the South. Her mother gave birth to her at home with the help of a midwife. There was no…
