Stories - Life Stories
Stories 1977 Interviews 101
Our stories are about how people make sense of their own lives, how they can shed light on our lives, and how we are connected to one another, to history, and to the larger human story.
King's extraordinary inspiration and indispensable role in American history
Gordon Parks' influence on social justice photography and artistic purpose
The South's ideological and cultural victory in the Civil War's aftermath
Dissenting Supreme Court opinions on the Korematsu ruling and racism
How the Rosa Parks narrative oversimplifies the history of racial oppression
The Emancipation Proclamation as a culmination of evolving wartime policy
Growing up near "Dynamite Hill" and KKK bombings in Birmingham
Meeting George Wallace and reflecting on his political redemption
The role of enlightened rulers in advancing women's rights in the Middle East
Victory in the VMI case as resolution of a 20-year legal struggle
The failure of Reconstruction and its consequences for African American freedom
“Think about what you have done and try to leave this world a little bit better than you found it. That's all there is. You don't have to be a genius. You don't have to be anything. Just leave it a little bit better.”
Tova Friedman
McCain's public advocacy for democratic values and America's moral fabric
Reflections on feminism becoming a stigmatized term in modern society
King's unshakable commitment to nonviolence as both moral and strategic principle
Black Americans' contributions and sacrifices in the Civil War's fight for freedom
Obama's interest in civil rights work and community organizing at the firm
Lincoln's use of the Constitution as the basis for anti-slavery action and emancipation
Freedom seekers at Fort Monroe sparking the path toward emancipation
Researching racial violence and lynching history and its modern implications
Brown v. Board of Education as a milestone and the limits of legal decisions
