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Cross-Connect

"Pierogies are the Eastern European version of empanadas, you know?" https://youtu.be/z-Eurt554aM An oral history story from an interview with Nicole Martinez-LeGrand, Multicultural Collections Coordinator, Library and Archives Division, Indiana Historical Society. Transcript for Cross Connect When I was growing up,...
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Cuba: La Salida (Cuba: It Was Time To Leave)

"Nada más que he extrañado siempre a la familia." | "The only thing is, I have always missed my family." https://youtu.be/HxiYjFNQTas Mirtha Cuza | interviewed and produced by Melissa Avila Transcript for Cuba: La Salida | Cuba: It Was Time...
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Before the Floodgates Opened

"I will call some agents out there and see what's available, but I want to let you know what times we're living in." https://youtu.be/ipBby9naDwQ Transcript for Before the Floodgates Opened Open housing just opened the floodgates and made it possible...
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What Are You? (Radio Edit)

"I would have been so normal if I grew up anywhere else." Transcript for What Are You? In my high school, we had maybe three African American kids in our classes. And then...
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Proud of Where You Came From

"I wanted to [write] a book where people would say, 'Oh, man, I loved that book, I want to go see where it took place...'" Produced by Rich Elliott. Transcript for Proud of...
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The Signs Were Not There

"We used to say this was 'up South,' and, you know, the other places were 'down South.'" https://youtu.be/5UZ4zGofi1c Transcript for The Signs Were Not There All of my folks—my father and my mother’s side, they were all from Florida. Gainesville,...
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History Came Alive

"History is a pattern of life...something that happened then and is continuing now or has an effect on what’s happening now." Produced by Rich Elliott. Transcript for History Came Alive You know I...
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Growing Up Rural

"It was a lonely life. But there were woods and creeks and meadows and places where you can just sit on a hill under a tree and let the sun shine on you..." ...
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How We Ended Up Coming to Gary

"It was the dirtiest place in the mill. But I guess they made a decent salary. So he encouraged my father to leave Florida and move to Gary." https://youtu.be/3bUnw0wexeY Transcript for How We Ended Up Coming to Gary We grew...
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