Mila Snyder and Brian Warden

[Recorded: Thursday, February 22, 2024] UVA students Brian Warden (19) from Morgantown, WV and Jamila Snyder (19) from Pittsburg, PA recorded a one small step conversation as part of their course Public Service and Democracy. They discussed that both of...

Barbara Hester Kurtz and Susan Scott Peterson, September 26, 2020

Barbara Hester Kurtz (87) talks with her granddaughter Susan Scott Peterson (38) about her mother's letters to her father while he was away working for the Civilian Conservation Corps and on other military assignments beginning around the time of the...

Rosie Kersh- History of New Chapel and Good Hope Church Part 1

Rosie Kersh details the history of New Chapel and Good Hope Church and the African American history of Smith County, Mississippi.

Growing Up in Mississippi

One person that is my biggest supporter and person I learn from is my grandmother. This was created for school but also for generations after me to have about our history.

Mom Before Us

This interview is about my mom, Mossilean Williams and her life growing up in her hometown.

Southern Great Grandmother Talk about life In The South With Granddaughter

Having a conversation with my Great Grandmother about her life in the south. Talk about childhood, wife life, having children, raising her children as a wife. Learning about how different our lives were and how much she been through during...

“Very Very Fortunate”

This is an interview with my dad, Bruce McMullen, where we talked about his childhood and present day things.

Kyndall Dotson and Linda Blacks Interview.

On 12/3/21 In Flint,MI Linda Black and Her Granddaughter Kyndall Dotson has a conversation about the trial’s and tribulations in her life and also talk about her experience in the south.

Desegregation in the 70’s

Mother and daughter talk about her experience with the desegregation of school going on in the 70’s

Listening and Nonverbal

A sit down chat with Lexie McCarty about college, childhood memories, important people, and more.

Life stories of a Mississippi Mother

In this interview I ask my mom questions about her life. I lean a few things I didn’t previously know about her and I think it’s brought our connect closer. We had a small talk about some of her life...

Malisa Flowers

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

Her Own Space: Self Care, Sisterhood, and South Korea with Robin

Traveling while black means researching more than ticket prices and exchange rates. There's a savviness to surviving racism in the United States and abroad as colorism, cultural appropriation, and xenophobia abound. Robin's faced it all as a black woman teaching...

Aunt Cherry (sibling #12)

My Aunt Cherry is the 12th of my Grandma Classy's children. We talked for a bit about the coronavirus, the ways she is keeping up with there grandchildren and how her church has handled the transition. My favorite part of...

"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...

Racism is learned

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

Racism is learned

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

Interviewing my grandmother for Thanksgiving!!-❤️

In this interview I asked my Grandmother questions about her life when she was younger and was society much more different from what it was now and then. I also discovered other things while getting to know my grandmother more......

Chat with Grandpa

A chat with my grandfather, Wendell Wills, about his school life, the current state of our government, and family.

Death in the South #GSUDDLF19

We talk about how my friend, Harley, deals with death living in the South.

Interview with Joyce Frye

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...