Living in the shadow of a forgotten textile industry in Albemarle, NC, 24-year-old James Morris raises a son in the same house he was raised in.

“If I don’t eat that day I’m going to make sure at least he eats. If I don’t eat two days then he’s going to eat those two days because I can take care of myself. He can’t yet.”

A man leans against the wall while on the phone
Two men lean against a porch rail chatting
A boy walks on the edge of a truck bed
A boy looks at a screen while a man wraps his arms around him with a Playstation controller in hand
A boy rests his head against another boy's shoulder

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