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The strategies we learned help us through the quarter

Conversation with grandmother about the integration of elementary school

Good questions for a good teacher

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

I interviewed my granny about her childhood and how things such as the Civil Rights Movement and poverty affected her education and childhood to now.

Life as a teenager reflecting about bobby and JFK assassination, hippies, moon landing, and peace corps.

My grandmother, Lynne Rosenfield, told me about her experience as a professional artist and her experience on the Panel of American Women that fought against segregation in Mississippi.

I learned a lot of interesting things about my family history. I had no idea that my great grandfather marched with Dr. King.

A few events from the 1960’s

Velma discussed how she became involved in civil rights and told stories of her experience in Mississippi in 1965.

I asked my grandmother about her childhood and how she wants to affect the world. I generated an understanding of how our major family tradition is to to good in the world.

Carmen talks about her childhood in Mexico and her journey to California. She also talks about historical events that she remembers.

Kathryn speaks about growing up as the daughter of Chinese immigrants as well as her involvement in multiple non-profit and civil rights organizations.

Nancy Webster' involvement in the Civil Rights movement.

Fred Edward (82) shares about his life with his friend Amaryllis Rieck (48). Fred talks about his experience in the Air Force during the Vietnam and Korean War, draws parallels between the Civil Rights Movement and the current Black Lives...

Story of growing up in Cambridge, MA

Parteek and Sawyer

Bill Hicks talks about joining the Arlington County police department years after almost being killed by a police officer for attempting to help black voters in Georgia register to vote during the civil rights movement summer of 1967.

Camille Twitchell (17) talks with her grandfather, Curtis Ellison (80) about his life growing up in the 1960s, including his experience with the Civil Rights Movement, assassinations, school life, music scene, and the draft.

We talked about several different historical events and discussed her childhood and different events that took place during it. She talked about what it was liked for her to grow up, and we discussed the important historical events that took...

Spouses, Alex Primm [no age given] and Cathy Primm (75) discuss Alex's experience in Vietnam, how it informed his later work, and their life together.

My grandfather, Robert Degraaff, talked about his upbringing, his school experiences, and his career as an English professor.

In this interview I ask my grandma questions about her life, stories about life in the sixties, etc.

One Small Step participants Dana Ellis (67) and Arlene Thompson (67) discuss their upbringing in the south, how COVID-19 has affected their lives, their frustration with the stalemate in Congress and what issues they would like to see be tackled.

McKenna Martin and Carly Benner interview Joyce and Ken Hill about their experience living through the 1960's. They were young adult age so they remembered it well. They talk about the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement, and what their...