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Paulette Isaac Napper [no age given] talks with her daughter Tomeka Napper (45) about leaving a record for her grandson so he knows about her life growing up in the south during the 1960s, family traditions, Jim Crow, and black...
Black History Month project for my African American History class
In this interview, recorded November 25, 2018, in Birmingham, Alabama, Libby Rumore (17) interviews her grandmother, Anna Lu Hemphill (72), about growing up in Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement. Ms. Hemphill shares her knowledge and memories of her family...
Discussion of how best to tell and preserve the story of the New Chapel Church community
Rosie Kersh details the history of New Chapel and Good Hope Church and the African American history of Smith County, Mississippi.
I spoke with my grandfather, my father's spiritual father, about his childhood & hopes for Heaven.
Dwania Kyles (67) speaks with conversation partner Diane Bezucha (39) about her experience as a member of the the Memphis 13-- the inaugural class of first graders to desegregate schools in Memphis, TN. Dwania reflects on the work of her...
The authors of “I, Too, Sing America: The African American Book of Days” reflect on images from Library of Congress and propose a new project
Coworkers, Christine Peoples [no age given] and Matt Coats (45), sit down for a conversation about the relocation and restoration of Timmons Hall and how teamwork is vital to their work at the Springfield-Greene County Park Board.
Cousins Bobby Dennison (71) and Patricia Frazier (72) speak about their family history as Clotilda descendants. The Clotilda was the last slave ship to arrive in the US. The two discuss the lives of their ancestors Lottie and James, highlighting...
Marvin Nicholson (85) and his daughter, Crystal Carpenter (57), talk about the Civil War and the role of the United States Colored Troops. He shares how he got involved in Civil War reenactments and reflects on the intricate and complicated...
One Small Step conversation partners Nancy Mobley (36) and Correll "Corey" Hammond (37) both from Bossier City, Louisiana, both were seeking to carry on a conversation with someone with a contrasting background. They talk about their experiences growing up in...
Fellow legionaires, post commander Troy Hibbard (39) and post adjutant Bob Miller (64), highlight the service records of Lake Geneva veterans and discuss the formation of the American Legion and Grand Army of the Republic community organizations in Lake Geneva.
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...
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...
Charles Kuner (84) talks to friend Crispien Van Aelst (51) about his decades-long career as a history teacher in the Chicago Public Schools. Charles reflects on growing up in the Lawndale neighborhood, his philosophy of teaching, and the state of...
Helen Ladson (Heritage Works) and Dr. Llewellyn Cornelius of the UGA Center for Social Justice, Human and Civil Rights meet with Commissioner Griffin Lotson, the Vice-Chairman of the National Gullah/Geechee Corridor Commission (https://gullahgeecheecorridor.org/). as he provides an overview of the...
Rosie Kersh details the history of New Chapel and Good Hope Church and the African American history of Smith County, Mississippi.
Friends, colleagues, and partners in "good trouble," Delaitre Jordan Hollinger [no age given] and Jacqueline Yvonne Perkins (64), sit down for a conversation about their family history, their current projects, and the importance of preserving African American history.
Erica Brown is a renown blues musician and a social activist. In this interview, we explore the history, power, and identity of the blues.
Deborah Clark (60) interviews her friend and colleague, Dr. Kimberly Scott [no age given], about her career, the different museums she has visited, and the people she considers her heroes.
Friends Nathaniel "Nat" Trives (85) and Lynn Washington [no age given] share memories of Santa Monica College and their experiences there.