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Born in 1939, my grandmother Hope Petrine grew up in the South during the time of the Civil Rights Movement. She tells stories of her experiences with people and places during this time.

Discussed civil rights issues then and now.

Andrew Morin: 2023-04-06 19:12:01

The first part

The interviewer is Kaitlyn Reyes, she is 15 years old, and the daughter of the person being interviewed. The person being interviewed is Wendy Reyes, she is 53 years old, and the mother of the interviewer. We talked about family...

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.

Summary about my grandparents and their experiences during the civil right movements.

Janet Hogue Thompson (77) talks with her daughter Michelle Thompson (51) about the life of her mother Mary Maxine McAninch Hogue (1920-1993) in rural Casey County, Kentucky.

An interview with a working-class Nashville Native. You can hear about family history, civic engagement in Nashville, and passions of my grandfather.

Interview with Owen’s grandmother done by Henry, Owen, and Sam about the 1960’s

“Sometimes the ones you think are your friends are not your friends”

Jim Marini on the 1960s

My mom and I caught up again over the phone. Just as southern states are beginning to reopen the virus is reaching our family like never before but my mom believes that her faith and military experience will carry her...

The interview covers my Grandma's perspective on her life and important events of recent history including The Civil Rights Movement, Feminism, JFK's Assasination, and 9/11.

All of my great grandmas stories

Jane Mahlme's involvement in the League of Women Voters and Town government led her to go to law school as a mother of two & then pursue a fascinating career in public service.

Interview with Laurine Roberts about Martin Luther Kings Legacy and living in Newark, NJ during the Civil Rights Era

I️ asked my dad about starting his own company and the difficulties and rewards that come with it.

We talked about things that happened after the Civil Rights Movement in Nashville, Tennessee.

Dave and Frank Legacki discuss their college experiences at the University of Michigan

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

An interview with my dad, John Norris, speaking to my 11th grade High School History students at San Dieguito High School Academy in Encinitas, California in May 2018. My students had prepared questions after studying about the Cold War era...

I, Mia, interviewed my nana about her life as a teenager. She talked about her parents leaving her, living with her teacher, family, and the love of her life. There were a few bloopers :)

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.

With my grandmother, Margaret, we talk about family history, including World War 2, the Civil Rights movement and life after moving to America in the 60’s.