John Bryant and Leslie Kreines
Recorded
May 8, 2017
36:26 minutes
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Id:
mby016239
Description
Friends, John Bryant (81) and Leslie Kreines (60) share their thoughts on race and religion and the current political climate of the world.Subject Log / Time Code
Leslie recalls transitioning from a professional relationship with John to a personal friendship.
John talks about his feelings around DNA and race.
John recounts the mulatto children born from his ancestors.
John recalls when Walter White resigned from the NAACP.
John talks about the difference his and Leslie's work has made.
Leslie expresses her feelings of confusion at the current political climate.
John recalls a time in 1957 when he was not permitted on a plane in Atlanta, GA because it was illegal for him, as a black man, to sit next to a white man, even if it was his teammate.
John talks about gerrymandering diluting the black vote.
John talks about the ways we kill each other.
John says it's "important to be on the right side of the fight".
Leslie says that John has changed her life.
Participants
- John Bryant
- Leslie Kreines