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This was my first StoryCorps interview. I sat down with my mom as we were celebrating Thanksgiving in 2015. I had just celebrated my 36 birthday. I love my mom and this is a great memory for us both!

A story of how my 100 year old grandma experienced anti-semitism and discrimination as she moved throughout the United States and the world.

A little bit about my grandma’s history even things I didn’t know.

Today I interview my Dad, Ryan Rancher, about what we believe is the most important personality trait a person can have in today’s society

In the interview with my mother, we discuss her childhood as well as when I was born.

This interview is about our collective memories of our paternal grand parents, William and Rosa Wynn. As far as we know, they lived their entire adult lives in Huntsville and in the Huntsville area. William passed away when we were...

when taking this interview we had just put the christmas tree and added every ugly ornament we owned and ate my favorite food chicken casserole

One Small Step participants Nancy Mosley [no age given] and Emily Bosch [no age given] discuss their upbringing, how they approach the present day political landscape, and how they both like living in Birmingham.

Michael Goldin (34) and his One Small Step partner, Tammy Barbour (48), exchange travel stories and personal experiences growing up in the south.

Get to know Joseph Norman Guy, my grandpa by listening to some of the following questions!

One Small Step partners Sanona Williams (53) and Jenny Clark (47) discuss presumptions people make about them based on race and location, the pressure to choose a political side, seeing versus not seeing race, parenting children with versus without special...

My grandmother and I discuss her life as a teacher and traveller who hailed from Birmingham, Alabama

Wayne Curtis (67) speaks with his wife, Joycelyn Curtis (66), about his business Mobile Alabama Africatown Drummers. They discuss how drumming can positively impact mental health, the importance of teaching music to young people, and the historical significance of African...

I interviewed Cathy Reed about her journey to the US and what it was like after she moved here.

My name is Samantha Gresham, I am 23 years old. I conducted an interview of my coworker & friend, Brittany Aldridge on her line of work, nursing. This interview includes her feelings and steps that brought her to where she...

talking about movies in the 50s and the Korean War

We talked about growing up/life in Mobile, the life of tennis growing up, what values to hold on to and college here at BSC. A true gem for future generations.

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Rochelle Williams (55) speaks with her husband Charles Williams (53) about her family’s history in Plateau, AL, also known as Africatown. The two discuss the new attention the community is receiving in light of the discovery of the Clotilda ship...

Veda Robbins (54) and her mother Vernetta Henson (74) talk about food, family, and careers. They reflect on the difference between finding a passion and being a curious hummingbird.

Steve Desroches (47) and Taylor Polites (51) talk about their lives as writers.

The Great Thanksgiving Listen with MawMaw Shirley. We discussed her childhood, her family, and her schooling.

In this interview we talked about my mom's life and her regrets and memories!

In this interview, conducted on November 30, 2017, in Arab, Alabama, Adrianne Smith (16) interviews her grandfather James Hendrix (81) about what life was like in 1930s Fayette, Alabama. He talks about how he lived through the depression and how...

My father was a combat medic in the years before and during the Gulf War. This is his story.