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Melvin Johnson and Darryl Hicks
51:05
Melvin Johnson and Darryl Hicks
Marie Lovejoy
August 1, 2023 Door-to-Door Virtual

Melvin Johnson (65) and Darryl Hicks (67) share their common experiences driving trucks, growing up black, and the joy and importance of having conversations with different kinds of people and not making assumptions.

"The thing I learned about Garyites, very clannish… they're there for each other."
26:10
"The thing I learned about Garyites, very clannish… they're there for each other."
John Hairston
September 23, 2023 App Interview

Documenting the stories of the Graduates from Gary District High School (GDHS), a segregated school in the coal mining town of Gary, WV. The school closed in 1965. The graduates began to have reunions in 1966, inviting all alums. These...

“I truly believe that being raised at Gary, that everybody has value; you just have to dig deep to find out what it is.”
37:30
“I truly believe that being raised at Gary, that everybody has value; you just have to dig deep to find out what it is.”
John Hairston
September 24, 2023 App Interview

Documenting the stories of the Graduates from Gary District High School (GDHS), a segregated school in the coal mining town of Gary, WV. The school closed in 1965. The graduates began to have reunions in 1966, inviting all alums. These...

"I'd like the school and the teachers and the principal to be remembered for the great impact they had on the students."
32:35
"I'd like the school and the teachers and the principal to be remembered for the great impact they had on the students."
John Hairston
August 21, 2023 App Interview

Documenting the stories of the Graduates from Gary District High School (GDHS), a segregated school in the coal mining town of Gary, WV. The school closed in 1965. The graduates began to have reunions in 1966, inviting all alums. These...

"We were taught to believe that God could do everything, and he did everything for us."
39:02
"We were taught to believe that God could do everything, and he did everything for us."
John Hairston
October 8, 2023 App Interview

Documenting the stories of the Graduates from Gary District High School (GDHS), a segregated school in the coal mining town of Gary, WV. The school closed in 1965. The graduates began to have reunions in 1966, inviting all alums. These...

"I felt so welcome there..made me feel welcome…like I was somebody."
23:27
"I felt so welcome there..made me feel welcome…like I was somebody."
John Hairston
October 9, 2023 App Interview

Documenting the stories of the Graduates from Gary District High School (GDHS), a segregated school in the coal mining town of Gary, WV. The school closed in 1965. The graduates began to have reunions in 1966, inviting all alums. These...

"Get it whether it's there or not," An interview with Mabel Pauline Stutler Wilson
43:47
"Get it whether it's there or not," An interview with Mabel Pauline Stutler Wilson
Adam Wilson
November 15, 2020 App Interview

Mabel Wilson (95) speaks about her life with her grandson Adam Wilson (35). Stories include her father running from the 'rebels' during the civil war, how she raised three kids alone after her husband was killed in the Korean War,...

“It was like a big family getting back together…like a family reunion!”
35:09
“It was like a big family getting back together…like a family reunion!”
John Hairston
October 9, 2023 App Interview

Documenting the stories of the Graduates from Gary District High School (GDHS), a segregated school in the coal mining town of Gary, WV. The school closed in 1965. The graduates began to have reunions in 1966, inviting all alums. These...