How Was Your Life Back Then?

Today is December 7, 2018 and I'm interviewing Karren Elliott about her early life and childhood. She goes into brief description about what it was like growing up when she could play all day and have all kinds of freedom...

Gracie Barrett and Linda Brady talk about Linda’s childhood in Clarksdale, Mississippi.

In this interview on November 25, 2018 in Oxford, Mississippi, Gracie Barrett interviews Linda Brady, her grandmother, about growing up in the South. Her grandmother talks about what she is most grateful for in life and how she hopes she...

Malisa Flowers

Talking to my grandmother and great grandmother about their upbringing in the south and migrating to the north.

Racism is learned

How do you feel about racism coming from a small white country

Is there a difference between the North and South?

My grandma and I were talking about her childhood experiences. She explains her first experience in the south. She was in the park and a white girl approached her and told her "move nigger" but my grandmother refused and hit...

Susan Gallander and NB

[Recorded: Friday, March 29, 2024] Susan Gallander (52) from Charlottesville, VA and NB (20) from Charlottesville, VA immediately bonded over the importance of elementary education, as Susan is a teacher and N is studying education. Both participants are religious, and...

"In spite of many bumps along the road, I feel blessed in many ways."

My Poppie, who grew up in the South, recalls events from his childhood, like memories of his suburban neighborhood, his grandfather’s farm, and the assassinations of Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. Later, he summarizes his college years, how he...

Freshman Sucsses

We talked about when he was kidnapped. He told us a little bit about what happened.

Eli interviews his Nana about her life growing up in the South during the 50s.

Eli Carter interviews his Nana, Dinna “Sissy” Wilson about her life. They talk about her childhood and growing up in the 1950s- now in Mississippi. They also talk about her children and past regrets. As well as her fond memories...