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Lois Doyle Schwall tells us a story about her time as a student at the University of Virginia in the late 1950’s and about how she literally and metaphorically stood up against racial segregation at the University.

In this interview done in January 2018 in Hickory, North Carolina, Mackenzie Smith interviews her grandma Cindy Smith about her childhood. Cindy shares her experiences with moving many times, taking care of her siblings, being in a segregated school, and...

First, segregation wasn’t as bad. Then, In the 1960’s protesting took place and people of a different race were not allowed to sit with whites and had a different bathrooms and water fountains. Next, in 1963 Martin Luther King, a...

Emily Barnett interviews her Grandma about her life experiences with parents in the great depression, segregation and discrimination, and the vietnam war.

The interviewee, my aunt, was alive for the transition period of integrating black students into segregated schools.

Ted talks about his life in the 60s

Here I interviewed Robert Swinney and talked with him about his experiences with integration and segregation growing up.

My moms perspective on life

This interview with Randy Macht, conducted by his daughter, takes a walk through his life and experiences. He details his childhood and family life, as well as talking about his gymnastics career and schooling. Mr. Macht tells stories of his...

I sit down with my great grandmother to have a conversation about life, difficulty, struggle, happiness, love and death. She has lived a long life and has many stories to tell.

Jackson Moreton interviews Eldon Blount on November 28, 2018 in Oxford, MS. Eldon grew up in Memphis, TN during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. Public schools were still segregated and racial tensions were high. Eldon shares his experience...

Mrs. Hinch talks about growing up in North Carolina with her siblings, going to the theatre, civil rights, and moving North.

My Mom's Mom, who we call Mimi, tells me about growing up during a time of racial hostilities.

Meg Jacklin: 2024-04-11 20:11:12

From childhood during post WWII era to the conflicts of today, and everything in between told from the perspective of a Baby Boomer

Governor Feagin (91) recounts his life as he discusses the turning points with his grandson Taylor Forrest (17)

My grandmother, Sandra tells about her wonderful life from the 40s til now.

A Nana tells her grandson what it was like growing up in the country and city during the Second World War, being Black in segregated America, and other challenges she faced later in life.

This Is the story of Gordon Zeese who is my grandfather. He gree up switching from New York to Albany with segregation still legal He grew up in high school as a smart semi outsider and facing all the challenges...

Not long ago, people of color were more heavily mistreated, denied opportunities, and denied respect based on one thing. On November 29th, 2017, 14 year old Jason Ridley interviews his 85 year old grandfather, John Ridley III, about his time...

My dad growing up in the 50s & 60s in Tallevast (Bradenton/Sarasota)

I talked with my grandpa about his view on segregation in Milwaukee.

My mother, Janet Lynn Coleman (Crawford) tells about her life, as a black child, growing up in the Deep South during a time of overt racism, bigotry, and segregation.

In the interview I talked with my grandparents from Florida. I did a zoom meeting because they are in a high-risk category and I will not be seeing them for the holidays.

In this interview, conducted on December 1, 2019, in Plano, Texas, Kendall Kohn (16) interviews her grandmother Elizabeth Kohn about her experience growing up in a segregated town. Ms. Kohn shares her experience in a small southern town, and what...