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I interview my grandfather and he recounts his experiences during the time of the Civil Rights Act

Snippets from the life of David DeLaOsa

Civil Rights

While I interview my uncle bay we talk about civil rights his background and about this generation.

Life of Stan Clements. History, Family, Wisdom.

my 56 year old grandma sharon

In this interview, it was conducted in the family home between Anthony Cowen (31), and his grandmother, Joyce Cowen (72) about what she could remember about growing up during 1960's Civil Rights Movement and President Lyndon Johnson. She shares what...

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...

In this interview, conducted on December 1, 2019, in Plano, Texas, Kendall Kohn (16) interviews her grandmother Elizabeth Kohn about her experience growing up in a segregated town. Ms. Kohn shares her experience in a small southern town, and what...

Me and my grandfather, Barry, talked about growing up in Virginia, being in the military during the Vietnam War, and the impacts of segregation in his life. He talks about what school was like through elementary, junior high, and high...

Historical Events through History

Kenyatta Bakeer (50) interviews her father, Donald Bakeer (77), about meeting and falling in love with her mother, his work organizing for Black liberation, and his writing.

Rosa talks about her upbringing through the 60s and 70s.

Wakes, age 7, interviews his Grandpa Paul, a Freedom Rider.

In this interview, Donna and George Williams tell Sarah Beth Corona about their lives as Americans during events such as the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, and President Kennedy’s assassination. The two have been married for 51 years and...

In this interview, conducted in May 2022 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Eli Conklin (17) interviews his grandfather Philip Harrison (67) about his childhood in Garner, North Carolina, and his memories of historic events in the 1960s. Rev. Harrison shares his memories...

I interviewed my god mother

My grandmother, Lynne Rosenfield, told me about her experience as a professional artist and her experience on the Panel of American Women that fought against segregation in Mississippi.

I interviewed my grandmother, who lived in the Oakland/Berkeley area in the 1960s and 1970s, on her personal experience living in a place where the Civil Rights movement was centered around.

Sylvia Evans, aged 73 talks about growing up in South Boston (Southie) and everything else in her life. She talks about the lessons that she learned and her journey through life.

Patricia "Patti" Willits (70) speaks with her One Small Step partner, Leigh Carlson (66), about their political values and differing upbringings.

My Grandaddy Portage from the Civil Rights

My Grandpa grew up in Iran and came over in 1954. This is a interview with him about his life and memories throughout historical events.

Former school teacher William Woods speaks about his spiritual journey through life.

Gloria Arthur speaks about her experience growing up during the civil rights movement.