Charles Smith

When Charles Smith came home after serving in Vietnam, he planned on teaching kids – and ended up throwing pots. “In 1971, I went to Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi, to major in arts education,” the Mobile native says. “But I was so mad about the war, I couldn’t relate to other students. You didn’t hear much about PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) back … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: African American Pottery and Ceramics