Category: Flight Paths Project
Veiled Racism
“It was legislated white flight… this was actually extremely deliberate.”
Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Veiled Racism Produced by Rebecca Werner with interviews recorded by StoryCorps, a national nonprofit whose mission is to...
We Just Want to Run
"...it is actually possible for something so wrong to go on with everybody just assuming it’s normal."
Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · We Just Want To Run This story is part of our...
Really Nice Subdivision
"I think that a lot of the affluent white people here, if you really got inside their heads, they’d just prefer it to be lily-white."
Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Really Nice Subdivision...
It Takes Time
"I can’t imagine why some forward-thinking company wouldn’t want to do something..."
Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Division Road This story is part of our Flight Paths initiative. Produced by Rebecca Werner for...
Drumbeat
"Their own coverage began to contribute to what was going on in Gary." https://youtu.be/LIM20-48RmE This story is part of our Flight Paths initiative. Produced by Willow Walsh for the Welcome Project. Transcript for Drumbeat The newspaper did a whole project...
Dodged A Bullet
"I don’t know why I was anxious. I guess everything just looked so distressed."
Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Dodged A Bullet This story is part of our Flight Paths initiative. Produced by...
You Have to Have Places
“We trained people to go south—to see entertainment, to shop, to eat.”
Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · You Have To Have Places This story is part of our Flight Paths initiative. Produced by...
Iron Curtain
"You know, growing up, race was never discussed... There were no signs: 'Whites only,' 'Blacks only.'"
Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Iron Curtain This story is part of our Flight Paths initiative. To...
More Important Than Boxing Gloves
“Without a good school system, you’re not going to get families.”
Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · More Important Than Boxing Gloves This story is part of our Flight Paths initiative. Produced by Rebecca...