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Pop and I talked about the highlights of his life. We went through his early life, jobs, marriage, and children.

Elizabeth Kilborn talks about her time as a teacher

Megan Wallace (23) talks with her mother, Cindy Wallace (55) about her first-hand recount of January 29th, 1998, the day of the Birmingham, Alabama bombing.

All about my grandfather and his past. We talk about his job and his amazing wife and my mom.

Robby Moro interviewed by his youngest son Will about what it was like to become a father. Robby expresses his thoughts on becoming a new father and what the birth of his first born was like.

Barbara Ann Luttrell Creamer (34) talks with her grandfather, James “Pat” Patterson (90), about being the first in his family to study engineering and how that led to a rewarding career at NASA.

One Small Step conversation partners Catherine Montalbo (60) and Linda Frost (59) talk about growing up in liberal and conservative households, changing their political beliefs, relocating to the south, and gender identity issues.

Talked about early life and family

My mother talks about growing up in Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement.

Lori Kearney has been an educator for 20+ years. In this interview she talks about the way of living in her childhood and discussed problems in today’s political system and educational system.

Fredrick Richardson (84) interviews his friend Lisa Lambert (60) about her career as the first African-American assistant city clerk and now city clerk of the city of Mobile.

Longtime friends Earlene McKee (63) and Laura James (63) talk with new friend Doris Smith (88) about her life, her faith, and her commitment to helping others.

Born in 1939, my grandmother Hope Petrine grew up in the South during the time of the Civil Rights Movement. She tells stories of her experiences with people and places during this time.

Ray Nicholson (71) and Alvin "Alabama" Lovett (71) have been friends since the sixth grade. The two sit down to talk about how they met, their school day memories, and their experiences with the Davis Avenue community in Mobile.

Grandaddy (Jack Swarthout) and I spoke about his experiences throughout his life and how each one has impacted his views and perspectives.

The story of my Nana

Interview on Sharon Craver

a story of my mom's life when zhe was kid and how it is now

Tim Watson (57) interviews his father Slade Watson (76) about his childhood and early adult life. Slade is remorseful having not known his parents well and the pair discusses Slade's own parenting through Tim's life.

This interview, conducted on November 26, 2017 in Vestavia, Alabama, Katherine Ratliff (17) interviews her grandmother Deborah about her life as a child in Tuscumbia and about her and her family growing up and settling here in Birmingham.

One Small Step partners Karen Pell (69) and John Byrnes (57) talk about the partisan divide, their connections to the military, and the debate around gun control.

In this interview, we discuss our memories of our maternal grandparents; Herbert Hinds Brazelton and Ursula Stanford Brazelton. Ursula passed away before any of us were born so we do not have any direct knowledge of her. Herbert was close...

My grandparents grew up in south Alabama only a couple miles apart from each other. They met when they were in 2nd grade when my grandmother’s parents decided that she needed to get off of the farm and go to...

This interview was a brief summary of a few questions that I thought would be interesting to ask my dad about.

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Birmingham, Alabama, Braydon Schick (16) interviews his mother Jennifer Schick (43). They talk about growing, childhood, and expectations for the future. Jennifer also gives lots of advice to help through teen years....