Edward HamnerEdward Hamner Sr. is legally blind. He was born a twin; however, his twin brother was born dead. He is the seventh child of twelve. He was born in Cottondale, Alabama, and raised in Peterson, Alabama, fifteen miles north of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He grw up in a town with a population of three hundred. There was no type of building, just first-floor homes, no utility for Black people, nowhere to shop, only two grocery stores, and no school for Black children. In 1948, they were able to attend school about twenty miles from where they lived. After high school, he went in the military. After military services, he became a real estate appraiser, paralegal, income tax agency, EMT, and a notary. He is a BMI publisher and a minister (preacher), also a gospel songwriter. Read More Read Less