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Wendy Thomas (47) and Thajilah Olaiya (30) are classroom teachers in Washington D.C. who got to know each other through karate class, and talk about their beginnings as educators and the future of classroom education.

Thomas tells daughter about meeting her mother and about how he came to Chicago from Ireland.

Joanne Hardy (85) talks with her daughter, Janice Klunder (62), about her late husband, Reverend Bruce Klunder. She remembers how she met Reverend Klunder, their relationship and participation in Civil Rights movements, and how he was killed while picketing for...

Stephen Ackerman (65) talks to colleague, Matthew Dull (38), about S.W. Tucker, a man who organized a sit-in at Alexandria Public Libraries in 1939.

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.

Leslie Boettcher (82) talks with he husband Art Boettcher (93) about his childhood, family, volunteer work and career.

Jonathan Hsia and his sister Sarah Hsia interview their father John Hsia about their family in China and how he met their mother.

Christina Freeman (43) speaks with her mother Bernadine Cobb (66) and grandmother Holly Scott (89) about Holly's childhood and hopes for future generations of their family.

Liane “Lee” Russell (87) talks to her friend Cindy Kendrick (53) about her life and scientific accomplishments.