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.
Deprogramming white supremacists and the transformative power of that work
Gordon Parks' photograph of Ella Watson as a critique of American racism
Overview of first, second, and third wave feminism and its key figures
Frederick Douglass's role and impact as a leading abolitionist
King's reliance on Abernathy and the founding of SCLC
Responding to Holocaust denial and focusing on education instead
Nonviolence as a discipline and the urgency of ending child poverty today
Verifying authenticity and deciding how to report on the ISIS video of James Foley
Lyndon Johnson's final speech and reflection on his civil rights legacy
Mother's political career and the regression of women's rights after the revolution
“Someone told me the story about the child throwing starfish back into the ocean one at a time. 'It makes a difference to this one.' That's kind of how I've looked at it ever since. I can't be Dolores Huerta or Martin Sheen, but I can do what I can do in the rooms I find myself in to look for that starfish.”
Noah Wyle
Dangers of charismatic leadership and the lessons of the Civil Rights Movement
Johnson's concerns about Hoover's surveillance and influence on King
Recognizing the racial terror and resilience of family elders in the South
King's transition from traditional pastor to civil rights leader at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church
Mother's ethical choices amid the remnants left by victims at Auschwitz
First encounters with Black civil rights leaders at the White House
Bryan Stevenson's efforts to support a death row prisoner before execution
Unwavering commitment to the search for Jim Foley during captivity
Brother's exposure to threats and bomb threats related to his legal work
Family's isolation and lack of government response during Jim's captivity
