1960s Oral History Project

Interview with Alli Morrow (17) and Lucy Cappa (17) interviewee Kim Davis (77), Alli’s grandfather, concerning life in the 1960s.

JoAnn

JoAnn Lomax interview by Joshua North-Shea 3/1/22 11:00pm Froedert hospital Milwaukee Wi

Her Story Our Future

The Remarkable Life and Legacy of my grandmother Civil Rights Attorney Carrie J Thompson Esq. Attorney and friend of Rosa Parks, Gloria Steinham, and Congressman John Conyers Jr. to name a few

Ysaye Barnwell Daily Antidote Journey Part 1
February 8, 2023 App Interview

Ysaye Barnwell and Jo Rasi chat about the pandemic, spirituals, civil rights music, memory, Daily Antidote, isolation and more.

Interview With Grandma Parkinson
December 25, 2022 App Interview

An interview between Natalie Parkinson and her grandmother, Grandma Karen Parkinson. They discuss Karen’s early life and her education. They focus on her work in domestic help services during the later Civil Rights Movement.

Grandpa James Stevens and Grandson Eric Nielsen
December 1, 2022 App Interview

I, Eric Nielsen (17), interview my Grandpa, James Stevens (76) who has dementia. We discuss his youth, friends, and family, as well as what it was like growing up in the tumultuous 60’s.

David Garth and Derrick Stone

[Recorded: Tuesday, May 24, 2022] David (78) and Derrick (49) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville. David is a retired pastor and Derrick is a lecturer at UVA. They share their journeys learning about racial justice, largely informed...

Sandra Lewis + Andy DeStephano

[Recorded Thursday, June 14, 2022] Sandra Lewis (72) and Andy DeStephano (45) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, VA. Sandra touches on how her experience as a "child of the civil rights movement" has informed her political identity....

Kevin Gaines and Richard Litchfield

[Recorded Tuesday, June 7, 2022] Kevin Gaines and Richard Litchfield have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, VA. Kevin is a professor of History and African American Studies at the University of Virginia and Richard is recently retired, having...