Storytelling Assignment

We talked about the differences between back in the 30’s to today.

The Riots 1968

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Detroit Riots of ‘67

A glimpse of what happened in the eyes of my grandmother (and special guest star my grandfather). She wasn’t at the scene but close by.

Baltimore ’68: one more arson

A story of growing up in Baltimore in the 1950s and 60s, and how the riots after Dr. Martin Luther King's assassination affected one family.

The Necessary Transitions

On November 24th, 2017, in Sherman Oaks, California, fourteen year old Gehna Chugani interviewed her grandmother, Chitra Chugani about her close knit family, her childhood, and her move from Pakistan to India to the U.S.A. The happy memories from when...

WHAP Oral History Interview

I interview my mom about the Babri Masjid incident that she was very close to when riots broke out at the Babri Masjid mosque. She goes on to explain what has changed with the issue and what has remained constant...

Love, Riots, and Violence, at USC

Ann Garrett, from Clovis, California, in her junior year of USC, 1992, was put into the middle of the Rodney King riots. It is a firsthand story of someone stuck in a violent protest. Interviewed by Luke Garrett, 14, her...

Rodney king riots

Ms. Nelson talked about the Rodney King protest around South Central L.A. And how one Protest went badly wrong.

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Harold Raines, Yvette Russell, and Hunter Russell-Horton

Harold Raines (72) speaks to his neighbors, mother and son Yvette Russell (53) and Hunter Russell-Horton (17) about life in Harlem. They reflect on the their memories of the neighborhood, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and their hopes for...

History interview w/Granny!

Talks about experiences with prejudicness in Ohio and POV of 9/11

Mr. Carl Jackson

Eliana Frederick (16) talks with neighbor Carl Jackson (74) about growing up in Milwaukee during a time of racial discrimination.

Race Relations in Memphis, TN during the height of the Civil Rights Movement.

Jackson Moreton interviews Eldon Blount on November 28, 2018 in Oxford, MS. Eldon grew up in Memphis, TN during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. Public schools were still segregated and racial tensions were high. Eldon shares his experience...

Dad’s Interview

interview about what being in kenya during the political rioting was like

Hormoz comes to America

A short interview with my dad about his immigration to the US in the late 50’s and his time living in Detroit during the 1967 riots

Martin Luther King Riots

90 year old Jack Christoffel describes his experience starting his own business. He goes on to explain the racial tension in his neighborhood and stories about black riots.