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A Wonderful Childhood
"We had a village out there in Small Farms." https://youtu.be/aXd1nReZBxM Transcript for A Wonderful Childhood I grew up in the Midtown section of Gary. It was a place called the Small Farms. It was called that for a reason because...
Green Light to Go Out of Town
"Did you want to take a stand… or was it just an inevitability, 'Man, we can’t stay here any longer?'" https://youtu.be/JDdfi8MzO7Q Transcript for Green Light to Go Out of Town It didn’t take a lot of, “Let’s sit down and...
I’m 101-Years-Old (Parts 1 and 2)
Parts one and two of a two-part biographical story in which our 101-year-old storyteller remembers part of her family's journey prior to the Emancipation Proclamation up to her birth in St. Louis, MO, and her move as a young adult...
Here on Earth to Help Each Other
"...we must do it in a good way so we don’t destroy our earth." https://youtu.be/D22an8Fjwhc Part two in a two-part story. Transcript for Here on Earth to Help Each Other Always, whenever you spoke of Gary, people said, “Oh, the...
But I’m Still Here
"The doctor...made a comment, 'Oh, the girl doesn’t have a chance.'" https://youtu.be/W0FvxNO6TRY This is part one of a two-part story. Transcript for But I'm Still Here This goes way back to before the Emancipation Proclamation. My grandfather’s father was born...
Still Working on the Revolution
"You’ve given status to people who would ordinarily not have it...thus giving them power and ability to make change."
Rev. Dr. Gregory Jones Edited by Rebecca Werner Transcript for Still Working on the...
Thought I Was Stuck
"I thought I was going somewhere else. I was planning on going somewhere else. But I didn’t." https://youtu.be/u24kxLh7GGM Transcript for I Thought I Was Stuck I didn't think I was going to be the one left behind, but his name...
Remember Where You Came From
"You can never forget who you are." https://youtu.be/FYjndEmJH4c Transcript for Remember Where You Came From I say to my grandkids all the time, you can never forget who you are, but you have to remember where you come from. You...
Hitting Home
"I was starting to grow up and see things the way my parents were seeing them." https://youtu.be/G44IXUlKZKM Transcript for Hitting Home The school I went to in Detroit was what they say now was integrated. When I came here to...