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Elizabeth Liska (25) interviews John Drury (80) about his childhood and military experiences.

Kiplyn Primus (60) interviews her friend and mentor Sonia Booker (51) about Sonia's life, focusing on her career in business and real estate as well as her experiences in the Atlanta Business League.

One Small Step conversation partners Mary Lee Beal (79) and Nanette O'Neill (49) discuss their frustrations with politics and how hard it is to talk to people with different political beliefs to the extent that both tend to avoid political...

One Small Step partners Brian Sterkeson (56) and Howard Payne (50) discuss their views on capitalism and American politics.

Anna Moshefi (37) and her sister Nina Moshefi (41) speak with Georgia State Representative of the 65th district Mandisha Thomas [no age given] about Environmental Justice and Sustainability community programs and efforts and the need to support and promote a...

Colleagues Laura McKenna (56) and Lawrence "Larry" Swiader (56) discuss academic research practices, the narrative and life of Tony Smalls and the role of historical fiction plays as an entry point for inquisitive readers.

Connie Norgren (76) interviews her friend, Joan Pleune (83), about her time as a Freedom Rider and her continued anti-racist, anti-war, and anti-solitary confinement activism.

Anne Ellinger (66) and One Small Step partner Andrea Hendricks (58) talk about the intersectionality of faith and politics, their shared experiences being mothers, prejudices, and varying political topics.

Willie Landry (71) talks with his friend Mollie Ray (40) about growing up in Louisiana on a sugar plantation, his fishing and restaurant businesses, his wife and family, being a widower, surviving cancer, moving to Pensacola and becoming a primitive...

Paulette Isaac Napper [no age given] talks with her daughter Tomeka Napper (45) about leaving a record for her grandson so he knows about her life growing up in the south during the 1960s, family traditions, Jim Crow, and black...

Spouses Nancy Sills, (67) and Jim Sills (67), sit down to preserve some memories for their children and their grandchildren. They describe the strong communities they each grew up in, share their favorite stories about various family members, and reflect...

Achebe Turner (72) and friend Omar Abd-el Aziz (77) share their lived experiences and how they overlap with their conversion to Islam.

Kendra Morgan (38) shares a conversation with her father, Clark Morgan (64), about their family’s history and Civil War history. Clark also talks about his involvement in living history, in Civil War reenactments, and about his gratitude for the support...

Ray Marshall (92) tells his daughter Jill Marshall (62) about his experiences as a Navy radioman in World War II.

Allison James (37) interviews her colleague Celeste Philip (45) about Celeste's career in public health, including Celeste's time at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and her various roles in public health while working for the State of...

Michael Johansson (71) talks with his friend Bounthanom Munxayaphom (45) about Bounthanom’s childhood in Laos, his time spent in a Buddhist monastery, how he eventually came to study in the United States, and his family.

Carl Haymore Jr. (50) speaks with his uncle Tyrone Haymore (74), who is a local historian, about the historical firsts in the village of Robbins, IL, the famous people who came from Robbins, as well as Carl's love of fatherhood.

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.

Spouses Brady Davis (35) and Cristina Hudgins-Davis (35) share a conversation about their relationship, their family, and the pivotal moments that changed the trajectories of their lives.

Friends and colleagues Seph Rodney (50) and Monique Davis (56) discuss their work, their career paths, and how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected their lives.

Charlie Wilson (69) talks to his new acquaintance, Brandi Washington (18), about growing up in Mississippi, moving to the North Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago in the 1970s, his family, his work, and his advice to young people on making a...

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...

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.

Marie Redmond, participant in senior activities at 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. Marie, a former Sunday...

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...