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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.

One Small Step conversation partners Bucky Neal (65) and Brenda Brown-Grooms (65) have the hard but important conversation about their ancestry - slaveowners and slaves - and also discuss the Black Lives Matter Movement and the perceived inequality they've inherited.

Dr. Kristi N. Garrett talks with Dr. David Mathews and Dr. Joffre Whisenton about their days at the University of Alabama during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. The interview was recorded at the Kettering Foundation in Dayton, Ohio...

One Small Step partners Sheila Field (60) and Shelley Douglass (77) talk about their political experiences and opinions.

This is an interview with my dad Jason Brown taken on November 26, 2018. He was born in 1969 and grew up in Tuscaloosa, AL; he is currently 49 years old. He talks about growing up and his memories of...

My grandfather explains his experiences in the army and how it affected his life.

Dr. John Vickers, Jr. (88) is interviewed by his son Dr. Selwyn Vickers [no age given] and granddaughter Adrienne Vickers (27) about his journey and legacy as one of the first African-Americans to graduate from the University of Alabama with...

Antoine "Tony" Ayoub (81) talks with his oldest daughter, Helen Ayuoub Shuford (52), about his childhood in Lebanon, education at the University of Alabama, and their family.

Robert Shreve (30) interviews his grandmother Mary "Mamie" Byrd (82) about her upbringing in Mobile, getting married and having children, her love of travel, and her life-long friendships.

Alex Odom [no age given] and his wife Jessica Odom [no age given] discuss life in rural Alabama.