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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...

My granny and I discussed how her life was growing up in a low income household and how she was able to enjoy life as it is and prosper.

Brenda was born in Mississippi and she tells about how she met my grandpa and her childhood in Mississippi

Me and my best friend sit down to have an opened discussion about college

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.

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.

How my mom grew up differently and how she views life

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,...

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.

Eugene Bielik (88) talks with his granddaughter Rachel Anne Zick (34) about his memories of growing up and his family as well as his service in the military.

Barbara Hester Kurtz (87) talks with her granddaughter Susan Scott Peterson (38) about her parents, relatives and early childhood in Mississippi.

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.

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

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...

Claire Kausch: 2021-02-04 17:34:12 Joey Niolet talks about the hurricanes and storm surges that have ravaged the Mississippi coast in light of our climate emergency. He discusses how his family and community prepared for and dealt with the storms and...

Growing up with the intervener, and advice for young students

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.

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...

Kayla and Marisa tell us about their great grandfather in WWII

Barbara Hester Kurtz (87) talks with her granddaughter Susan Scott Peterson (38) about her mother's letters to her father while he was away working for the Civilian Conservation Corps and on other military assignments beginning around the time of the...

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.

Barbara Hester Kurtz (87) talks with her granddaughter Susan Scott Peterson (38) about her childhood in Mississippi in the 1930s and 1940s.

Barbara Hester Kurtz (87) talks with her granddaughter Susan Scott Peterson (39) about her mother's sister, Mildred Scott, who died several days before this interview. Mildred grew up on a farm in Mississippi and was the last of seven siblings...

I interviewed my dad and he is 52 years old. He was born in December 7 1970 in Boonsville, Mississippi. he wants to go back to Mississippi.

Luther Turner Cordell of Mississippi (1917-2009) remembers his early life. Part 3.