Bridging the Gap

Sunny is a wonderful 85 year old gentleman who owned his own bus driving company. He has lived an extraordinary life and was able to share some treasured memories as well as dish out great wisdom for our generation.

The Great Thanksgiving

A funny interview with my aunt. She shared memories of her experiences of civil rights movement and gave wisdom for the future generations.

Jackie Walker Discusses Historical Politics from an African American Woman’s Perspective

In this interview, Jacqueline Walker, an English professor in Denton, Texas, discusses her upbringings in rural Georgia and her political activism from an early age. As an African American woman, she offers a very unique historical perspective on several presidencies...

Person in Charlotte – Haley Heartley – Learning About Racism in America

Person in Charlotte conversations were engaged in response to Black Lives Matter (BLM), as a way for us to learn more about racism in America. We are meeting with our friends who have graciously agreed to have an open conversation...

1960s Oral History Project

Interview with Alli Morrow (17) and Lucy Cappa (17) interviewee Kim Davis (77), Alli’s grandfather, concerning life in the 1960s.

Ysaye Barnwell Daily Antidote Journey Part 1
February 8, 2023 App Interview

Ysaye Barnwell and Jo Rasi chat about the pandemic, spirituals, civil rights music, memory, Daily Antidote, isolation and more.

My Dad: A Skier

A interview with my dad about his life and me.

My Momma

My mom talked about what life was like as a baby boomer growing up in Utah. She also talked about life as a child of two alchoholics.

Ken Brown and Maryanne Kaishian

Interview with my grandpa, a teacher and plumber who has 9 kids and 41 grandchildren, and attended the Civil Rights March in 1963.

David Dodson and Christy Hightower
January 31, 2017 App Interview

In February of 1965 David Dodson, then an Assistant Chaplain at Colgate University, drove from New York to Atlanta, Georgia along with James Martin and another black Colgate student to attend a meeting of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)...

David Garth and Derrick Stone

[Recorded: Tuesday, May 24, 2022] David (78) and Derrick (49) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville. David is a retired pastor and Derrick is a lecturer at UVA. They share their journeys learning about racial justice, largely informed...

An Interview with Dad Conversations about golf, flying, Lakeview, skiing and more.

This was an interview with Cesar Colon-Bonet at his home in Lakeview in August 2018 when I was home for the summer. It was a chance to ask him every question I always wondered about — why he wanted to...

Mom Part 2 (sibling #15)

My mom and I caught up again over the phone. Just as southern states are beginning to reopen the virus is reaching our family like never before but my mom believes that her faith and military experience will carry her...

A War On Two Fronts

Not long ago, people of color were more heavily mistreated, denied opportunities, and denied respect based on one thing. On November 29th, 2017, 14 year old Jason Ridley interviews his 85 year old grandfather, John Ridley III, about his time...

Person In Charlotte – Eli Koch – Learning About Racism in America

Person in Charlotte conversations were engaged in response to Black Lives Matter (BLM), as a way for us to learn more about racism in America. We are meeting with our friends who have graciously agreed to have an open conversation...

McKenna and Christopher talk about the election of 2008.

I discuss the election of 2008 to my father, a Caucasian male at the age of 52. He shares with me his hopes that he held for Obama and whether or not he found Obama to be a promising candidate....

My grandmothers view on the civil rights movement

After the thanksgiving meal I ask me grandmother about the civil rights movement. She tells about the state of Memphis after MLK was shot. The city went into martial law. So that is what I interviewed her on

Hard Days are Just a Moment

Ryan tells us about his childhood in Richfield, Utah and how living in a small town taught him how to work hard.