Lilienne Shore Kilgore-Brown and Susan Kilgore
Recorded
July 14, 2020
Archived
July 14, 2020
44:21 minutes
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Id:
mby019903
Description
Lilienne Shore Kilgore-Brown (18) converses with her grandmother, Susan Jane Kilgore [no age given], about college, Covid-19, and the social movements that surrounded them both.Subject Log / Time Code
TRACK 1 S.K. asks L.K. what she thinks about starting college and what the experience will be like with the risks and reality of Covid-19.
"I wonder if you feel disappointed about people not taking care of the world the way they should." (S.K.)
TRACK 2 S.K. remembers her college years and describes a riot that broke out after the National Guard attacked peaceful protestors. "I never knew to be afraid of policemen until then."
L.K. describes her dedication for activist and her lineage. "I've always been proud of my ancestors. My great-grandmothers weren't able to do what I'm doing now."
S.K. asks L.K. what she thinks about classism.
S.K. asks L.K. if she thinks Covid will change what she majors in.
L.K. discusses people arguing about reopening the country, while not doing the minimum to stop the spreading of the virus. "There's some sort of 'freedom complex' in this country."
L.K. and S.K. discuss the wearing of masks and the care and empathy it shows.
S.K. reflects how her college years had been of great social unrest and her granddaughter's are too.
Participants
- Lilienne Shore Kilgore-Brown
- Susan Kilgore