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Interview of Sherry Campbell about Emmet Till and segregation

I interviewed my Mimi about the Emmett Till case and when James Meredith entered Ole Miss. She was there for that moment in history.

Jenny Rask: 2020-08-25 Jenny Rask (49), Interviews father Gene Rask (88), about the births of his brothers and their relationship with their father growing up in Butte, Montana. Gene talks about his father's advice to his children, his parenting style...

Grandmother Betty Hansel discusses her life growing up on a farm in rural Virginia before tragically losing her parents and beginning life on her own. She discusses the evolution of her faith in God and the role that Christianity has...

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I spoke with a very close family friend (a grandfather to me) about his experience in the 60’s. We spoke of Kennedy, the National Guard, Vietnam War, Segregation, and more.

Mother/grandmother, daughter interview

On November 23, 2017 Leah Hall Interviews her grandma Lorrianne Green about her life. Lorrianne explains to Leah what it was like growing up African American in the Great Depression era. And how it affected her family and her life....

In my English class, we have been discussing racial segregation through Richard Wright’s memoir, Black Boy. I was curious about the different aspects of segregation occurring around the world.

We talked about the questions that were asked to her.

Oral history about attending the last segregated school, Hygienic School, in Steelton, Pennsylvania. Interview conducted on 13 November 2018.

In this interview, conducted on November 30, 2017, in Arab, Alabama, Adrianne Smith (16) interviews her grandfather James Hendrix (81) about what life was like in 1930s Fayette, Alabama. He talks about how he lived through the depression and how...

Ciff Perrin (65) talks with his daughter Heidi Kharbanda (34) about his life growing up, his mother and father, the changes he's seen, and who he is today.

LaKesha Johnson (50) talks with her mother Gloria Lee (75) about her life in the city of Atlanta, Georgia. Gloria reminisces about her experiences as a "Grady Baby," a social worker in the Kirkwood community, and a volunteer for the...

A grandchild ponders life with his Grammy (Dad's mother)

Her family left Germany in 1934 when she was 2. Eva's journey of discovery & passion for social justice began in the American South; then she found shared values at Antioch College and with the U.U.community...

This interview occurred on January 9th, 2020, in Flint, Michigan. Ja Karra Nelson (16, Sophomore in high school) will be interviewing her father Greg Nelson (63, single parent) about several different topics. In the beginning they discussed how life was...

My aunt Ana and I had a conversation about her youth and what it was like in public schools across different parts of Corpus Christi, Texas.

Elaysia Montgomery and her grandfather Alan Cox talk about civic rights, segregation, elections and candidates

This interview was done with my mother who grew up in the Jim Crow Era. She was more than glad to give me feedback on everything that happened during that time.

Just an interview between me and my grandmother.

Mary H. Taylor reflects on her life as she approaches retirement, her upbringing and journey on the Great Migration and the nation's first black president.

James Harold (60) and his One Small Step partner Montgomery Mewers (53) discuss living in various parts of the United States, the weaknesses of the current American political system, and impactful childhood experiences and relationships that inform their politics.

My aunt tells me of family history, and the women in my family who went to college during the Great Depression.

In this interview, conducted on November 22nd 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Andrew Cook (17) interviews his great aunt, Shirley Lowe (80) about her childhood during the Great Depression and how the world has progressed. She also talks about the technological...