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

Historian Eric Robinson (55) talks to his friend Stephanie Young (37) about the history of Alton, IL.

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,...

Brother and sister Keith White (35) and Rosa White (30) talk about their family’s history as Black farmers and how the two of them have returned to the agriculture space. They also discuss how they use agriculture as a means...

interview about post-racialism, communism and like, hierarchies?

Erica Brown is a renown blues musician and a social activist. In this interview, we explore the history, power, and identity of the blues.

Childhood love growing up in racist society.

Jennifer Lind, granddaughter of Rosa T. Beard, recaps highlights from the Telling HERstory Podcast's first year and shares a few lessons that she has learned from HERstory during this podcasting journey.

We talked about her memories of major events in history and the changes in America that has happened through her life.

We talked about stuff

Artist Stephen Hayes (38) talks to his brother, William King (53), and their mother, Lender Green-Al-Khaaliq (71), about the inspiration behind his art and the role his brother and mother played in supporting his dream. They talk about the monument...

Marta Pearson (72) talks with her friend DeAnna Hadley (52) about sympathy, empathy, racism, the pain it causes and the need for African-American stories to be shared. She describes seeing a raw cotton field for the first time, being denied...

Linda Fouche(64) describes her experience to her grandson, Marcus Dolmeiis(15) about arriving to America, and the struggles she encountered here.

Lusharon Wiley (70) and her fiancé Ernest Dawson (70) discuss Ernest's family, his time attending Pensacola High School during integration, being the first black football player on the team, his time at Tuskegee University and those who encouraged him along...

Jennifer Lind, granddaughter of Rosa T. Beard, talks with Ambassador Larry L. Palmer, former student of Rosa T. Beard and a founding member of the award-winning Rocket Club.

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...

One Small Step partners, Rachel Barnard (52) and John Duvall (63), discuss privilege and racism. They examine how each of these is reflected in their own life experiences, and John brings some new ways of looking at these concepts to...

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...

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.

The story of black woman persecuted most of her life and still reaches the top

POV on race in America.

Frank Surface (65) speaks with his daughter Olivia Surface (21) in a One Small Step conversation. They talk about their individual beliefs and how to move forward together.

One Small Step partners Donte Data [no age given] and Theresa Davidson [no age given] discuss their community work, their racial and ethnic identities, and their personal political values.

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.

Ms. Cox, President of the Tenth Street Residential Association, shares her memories and an urgent message to preserve the neighborhood. The Tenth Street Historic District is one of the few Freedman's towns left in the City of Dallas.