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Me talking with my mom about her upbringing and her family’s impact on the world

In this interview I ask my mom some questions about our family history.

In this interview I talked to Nana about her life, how she grew up and how she meet my grandpa.

Learning about my Dad’s childhood, war life, and job outlook. Also learning about a few life lessons.

My father, Jon Slagel, and I discussed his life prior to having children. He spoke about how he spent his time as a child, what jobs he had before taking on a full career, and what his journey to marrying...

Community elders, Calvin Coleman and his sister, Betty Ann Wilson discuss growing up in the Historically African American Section of Swarthmore.

My mom's life story, growing up and being a business owner.

Mother and daughter sit down and talk about their lives.

Talking about her childhood and raising my family

Me and my best friend sit down to have an opened discussion about college

Gigi Merino interviews her dad, Robert Merino. He talks about his adventures from living in Costa Rica when he was a young boy, to wanting to be a professional athlete! He mentions his loving father and how he wanted to...

This interview was about my Nana. We talked about happy memories and a lot of other things.

Talking to Grammy

Steve Desroches (47) talks to Candace Perry (74) about her life as a playwright.

My mother, a JSU graduate, talks about the day the Jackson State Killings occurred.

The story behind a typical 40's era family photo has had an effect far beyond it's vintage.

The life and struggles of the african american people in Mississippi and the hero’s that are often not talked about in these cities and the impacts they had on the occupants of those towns lives and influence on them to...

The 60’s, about Kennedy and Coal Mines and school then vs. Now.

Joyce Frye, resident of Morrison Village (2503 Old Mobile Ave, Pascagoula, MS 39567) is interviewed by Reba Brown, Library Assistant 1 from Singing River Genealogy-Local History Library on Thursday, May 16, 2019. Ms. Frye discusses her pets, why she moved...

Me talking with my mom about her upbringing and her family’s impact on the world.

Nelson grew up in a Pittsburgh black family with several generations of professionals with graduate degrees and shares the discrimination that they faced during Jim Crow and during the Civil Rights Movement.

Mammaw and I talk about her growing up, her relationship with my biological grandpa, marriage to PawPaw, and family life with her sisters.

In this interview on November 29th, 2020 in Tijeras, New Mexico, Julianna McDonald (17) interviews her grandma, Elaine West (74) as she reflects about her childhood and breaking through her own barriers later in her life through her inspiring interracial...

I asked him about what is childhood was like and about the army. He also told me about some of him getting hurt when he was a kid and having to work at a butcher shop at the age of...

Today, I, Lacey Clark, talked with Bonnie Curry in Oxford, Mississippi about what it was like growing up in the south. The interview was held November 18, 2018. We talked about her experience with racism. Bonnie was born in 1947,...