Morris Nathanson, Rhode Island architect and artist, talks about growing up in Pawtucket during the depression, civil rights, and serving in the US navy during the Second World War.

This interview is private.

Nicole Overton (16) interviews Jackie Overton (72) who currently lives in Rocklin, California. She asks her about her life growing up in Louisiana during the late1950s and early 1960s, her fondest memories from her teenage, child, and adult years, and...

Life 1942-2017

Life of Stan Clements. History, Family, Wisdom.

Lois Doyle Schwall tells us a story about her time as a student at the University of Virginia in the late 1950’s and about how she literally and metaphorically stood up against racial segregation at the University.

Clifford King Harbin explains life in inner city Atlanta in the 60’s and her experience going to school with Martin Luther King Jr.’s sons.

In this interview I talked with my grandpa we talked about what his life was like growing up and what his life was like when he joined the military. During this interview I learned a lot of things that I...

In this interview, Laura Smith (16) interviews her grandmother Betty Hendrix (80). Betty shares her memories of growing up during World War II and living in Alabama during the civil rights movement. This interview was conducted on November 22, 2018,...

My grandmother, father, and I talk about their experiences in South Chicago in terms of racism and black lives.

During this interview, we discuss my grandmother’s life experiences, focusing on segregation and the Civil Rights Movement.

The interview covers my Grandma’s perspective on her life and important events of recent history including The Civil Rights Movement, Feminism, JFK’s Assasination, and 9/11.

Interview with my grandfather about his life

My grandmother, Penelope Ann Lowe Burke, was born on August 31, 1942 in Houston, Texas. At the age of 9, she moved to a small Quaker town called Friendswood, Texas where she lived for nearly six decades. The town was...

Civil rights

Here I interviewed Robert Swinney and talked with him about his experiences with integration and segregation growing up.

The interview took place in Nashville, TN, on November, 19, 2018. My grandmother, Patricia Sagen (Grammy) lived in Lubbock, Texas until 1969. Until her junior year of high school, her schools had been segregated. One black boy did however go...

a few opinions on my grandma

In this interview, Olivia Simpson-Klein converses with her grandmother, Mary Klein, about how her upbringing in Florida influenced her beliefs and behaviors today. She speaks to the stained racial relations and segregation in the South as well as her response...

We talked about the Civil Rights Movement and social justice. What we believe in and what others believe in.

The story of my father’s life growing up during the civil rights movement

An interview with a working-class Nashville Native. You can hear about family history, civic engagement in Nashville, and passions of my grandfather.

Dr. Claire Parkinson, senior scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center since 1978, discusses using satellite data to monitor sea ice in the Arctic and Antarctic and serving as project scientist for the NASA satellite Aqua, which makes measurements of...

Mary H. Taylor reflects on her life as she approaches retirement, her upbringing and journey on the Great Migration and the nation’s first black president.

I learned a lot of interesting things about my family history. I had no idea that my great grandfather marched with Dr. King.