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Memories of Lena Mae & Granddaddy

Barbara Hester Kurtz (87) talks with her granddaughter Susan Scott Peterson (38) about her memories of World War II, being a teenager in a military family, living on an army base and her relationship with her father.

Michael Johansson (71) interviews his friend Lawrence Muruako (36) about his business Rebel Body Fitness, his nonprofit organization, Operation Fit Nation, and the work he has been doing in underserved communities to help them lead a healthier lifestyle.

Growing up with the intervener, and advice for young students

Talking with my longtime family friend Sue Rogers (Ms. Sue) about life and growing up black in Jim Crowe Mississippi.

Karim Abdullah (70) speaks with friend and colleague Phillip Hill (59) about his life growing up in Memphis and his family's history. Karim discusses the independent Black community of Mound Bayou, his experience as a student in a segregated school,...

Fredrick Mitchell was born into a time of gray mists and steady rain. At the age of 5 living in Biloxi Mississippi, things started to get seized from him. First the rights of school were taken from him, then his...

Nicole Thomas (47) has a conversation with her mom, Georgia Pearson (82), about what life was like growing up on a farm near Starkville, Mississippi.

This is an voice recording of Anijah, age of 15 , interviewing her great-grandmother , age of 76. Anijah asked questions about where her grandmother was from , how it was there ect.

Spoke with my grandmother Susan DiFatta about growing up in the Deep South and other childhood memories

Friends, Robert 'Mark' Matheny (77) and Harry Freeman (80) discuss growing up in the racially plagued South, the Civil Rights Movement, their love for Memphis, and their family's involvement with the government.

I ask my Papa about why he choose to be a teacher along with other questions related to that topic. The Interview took place in Oxford Mississippi over the phone. The Interview took place on Saturday the 24th and 8:00...

Kathy Haaga (73) interviews her friend Emerald "Emmi" Dunn [no age given] on their work documenting the history of Chinese-Americans in the Mid-South region.

In this interview, conducted in Flint, Michigan during November 2018, Zakaria Brame interviews her God-Grandfather, Jim Jackson, about his teenage years in Greenwood, Mississippi. He shares memories of playing music and being in a band throughout high school and college...

Dr. Bill Adkins (72) and friend, Dr. LaSimba Gray Jr. (73) discuss the history of the community of Memphis, mutual accomplishments in the civil rights movement, and the importance to transition information to the up-and-coming generation.

I had loving parent with hard times and as I got older I still had good and hard times

Learning a little more about Katrina

Sarah speaks about her childhood and how her environment and upbringing helped her to face some of the most difficult moments in her life.

Vanessa J Jones goes over her life experiences from her dreams in becoming a lawyer, to going to law school and fulfilling those dreams. She also discusses about her supporters and her proudest achievement.

For our career prep thanksgiving project was to interview a family member so I did my sister

Frisel Lou (33) interviews her father, Joe Lou (84) about his childhood in Arkansas and Mississippi. Joe talks about being Chinese-American in the south, going to segregated schools, helping his parents out in their shop, and finally moving out to...

In this interview, Swayzie Crawley(13), has a conversation about the childhood of her grandmother. Her grandmother informs her all about life in the 1960’s and 70’s. She talks about listening to the beatles on her record player, and getting married...

I talked to my grandfather about his childhood, family, and how he met my grandmother. He also told me where my ancestors were from.

Talking about her childhood and raising my family

How my mom life was going up.