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I interviewed my granny about her childhood and how things such as the Civil Rights Movement and poverty affected her education and childhood to now.

In this interview I ask my grandma questions about her life, stories about life in the sixties, etc.

My grandmother talks about her memory of the decade.

In this interview I talked with my grandpa we talked about what his life was like growing up and what his life was like when he joined the military. During this interview I learned a lot of things that I...

I learned a lot of interesting things about my family history. I had no idea that my great grandfather marched with Dr. King.

I asked my grandmother about her childhood and how she wants to affect the world. I generated an understanding of how our major family tradition is to to good in the world.

Life as a teenager reflecting about bobby and JFK assassination, hippies, moon landing, and peace corps.

Story of growing up in Cambridge, MA

Conversation with grandmother about the integration of elementary school

This is a discussion with my 96 year old grandmother and the things she has experienced in life.

Joy Marley (83) talks with her granddaughter, Katherine Bowen (16) about her life during the 1960s and what changed or stayed the same during that time, including topics such as the Civil Rights Movement, JFK's assassination, and Presidents Johnson and...

Good questions for a good teacher

Civil rights

We discussed what it was like growing up in southern North Carolina during the Civil Rights Movement.

I interviewed my Mimi about the Emmett Till case and when James Meredith entered Ole Miss. She was there for that moment in history.

Bill Hicks talks about joining the Arlington County police department years after almost being killed by a police officer for attempting to help black voters in Georgia register to vote during the civil rights movement summer of 1967.

Velma discussed how she became involved in civil rights and told stories of her experience in Mississippi in 1965.

One Small Step participants Dana Ellis (67) and Arlene Thompson (67) discuss their upbringing in the south, how COVID-19 has affected their lives, their frustration with the stalemate in Congress and what issues they would like to see be tackled.

My grandmother who is 72 year olds now lived through the civil rights movement and she reflects a lot on how hard it was to become a successful black woman as she faced such hardship.

Carmen talks about her childhood in Mexico and her journey to California. She also talks about historical events that she remembers.

Ashley Kolman interviewed Edward Herringa about the 1960s.

Melvin Taylor (49) asks his associate Doris Green about her career as an ethnomusicologist, her creation of Greenotation (an integrated score of percussive music and dance notation), and the time she spent traveling in Africa to learn more about the...

In this interview, conducted in 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas, Emily Kizer (14) interviews her grandpa, Don Kizer (67), about his childhood and family life. Mr. Kizer shared what life was like during the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam...

Izzy Ruffer (16) and Brooklyn Collins (17) talk with Izzy's grandpa, David Ruffer (86) about his childhood, life experiences, education, and general life during the 1960's.

Sandra Shackelford (83) and her friend May Lee Lor (53) talk about their different childhoods and how they connected over their shared desire to share and elevate Hmong stories.