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Siblings Ereka Craig (59) and Gary Tinsley (77) share memories of their late mother, a figure who was deeply involved in the Africatown community.

Old friends Vonnie McMillan (74) and George Moore (90) recall how they met and share thoughts on the legacies they hope to leave behind.

Catheryn Cowings (21) interviews her great aunt Vivian McCain (95) about her life and growing up in Alabama.

Jim Ellis (74) talks to his friend Bernadette Jackson-Small (69) about their shared project of identifying unmarked graves of deceased African Americans in different cemeteries around Mobile. Dr. Small also discusses her family's history in the city and memories she...

Friends and colleagues Jasmine Trotter (25) and Krystal Lockett (36) talk about the issue of gun violence in their community, the history of over-policing and criminalization of Black men, and different community-based approaches to making Mobile a safer place for...

Franchesca Peña [no age given] interviews her conversation partner Darron Patterson (71) about the history of Africatown and the Clotilda ship, his own family history, and the importance of challenging racist ideologies.

Friends and colleagues Paulette Davis Horton (67) and Arthur L. Mack (67) have a conversation about the history of how freed slaves began being educated in post-Civil War Mobile, Alabama, and how some of those initial students impacted African-American education...

Christopher Williams Sr. (61) and his interview partner Delilah Righter (25) discuss Christopher's childhood in Alabama, his experiences in elementary school during desegregation, and his perspective on the health and wellbeing of the Africatown community.