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Life in late 1930’s and 1940’s

Me and my grandfather, Barry, talked about growing up in Virginia, being in the military during the Vietnam War, and the impacts of segregation in his life. He talks about what school was like through elementary, junior high, and high...

Ernest Jackson played defense back and running back as a senior for Duke University in 1971. He is the is the only player to win ACC offense player of the week and ACC defense player of the week in the...

My mother is among the first women computer programmers. She started her journey as a programmer and ended as CIO. Amazing journey for an African American woman in the 1960s.

My grandmother, Linda Smith, shares some of her heritage and childhood memories.

I interviewed 21-year-old Susan Dakorson who also goes by Susie, a close friend of mine, of what it was like growing up in America dealing with and breaking the ideal Hair standard in American society for African American women. Susie...

Camdyn (19), sits down with friend Abe (19), to discuss what it’s like growing up as an adopted child, as well as discussing being black in America.

My name is Cassidy (18) I interviewed a family friend named Joy Gier. Joy is a mother, grandmother, and wife who also works in fashion design. Joy is around 56 years old (I’m not sure of her exact age but...

At the age of 20, I was pregnant and determined to have an abortion, but my dad encouraged me to keep Faith. Ever since that choice, my life has been filled with a good love from the most authentic person...

On November 28, 2020, I, Ella Thomason Glenn, interviewed my grandfather on the topics of childhood, war years, ancestry, as well as everyday life.

A white response to a now commonly asked question for this 21st century generation.

In this interview, conducted on November 2015 in Villa Hills, KY, Haley Planicka (14) interviews her grandpa Jack Malone (76) about what it was like growing up, how he found his career path, and lessons he's learned on the way....

We talked about my grandma’s early life in Germany and moving to America.

In this interview, we discussed wisdom, childhood memories, proudest moments, and more.

Teddy Simmons III (46) interviews his father in law, Eldon Ronald Warr Senior (93) about his personal experiences as a jazz musician in 1940-50s Detroit.

This was an interview about my Grandma’s life starting from the 40s progressing to present day. It has her thoughts, opinions, and ideas and how worldly events have shaped her.

Tinisha Mashore Bennett, age 51. She is one of the daughters to the first Black Retired of the Thomasville Fire Dept. She speaks about her dad being included in this 4th year exhibit for the city.

This is a peak into my father, Robert Mbiu’s, life, his struggles, and his passions.

Fred Krause talks about his childhood in Germany and moving to the United States. Recorded in Temecula, California on November 19th, 2017, Mark Nickoloff discusses with Fred about his childhood and what it was like to grow up in his...

The life and struggles of the african american people in Mississippi and the hero’s that are often not talked about in these cities and the impacts they had on the occupants of those towns lives and influence on them to...

Over thanksgiving I had the chance to interview my grandmother about her childhood growing up with her family in Akron Ohio.

How her life was back then

Raphael Pantet, 24, visiting San Francisco from Brazil, talks with facilitator Frank Kingman, 64, about his several trips throughout the U.S., having dual Swiss/Brazilian citizenship, and compares how race is talked about in the U.S. and Brazil.

The story behind a typical 40's era family photo has had an effect far beyond it's vintage.

As a celebration of Black History Month, February 2018, Middlebury College's Davis Family Library has initiated a series of oral interviews, "In Your Own Words." In them, Literatures & Cultures Librarian Katrina Spencer engages members of the community who trace...