Stories - Life Stories
Stories 2667 Interviews 120
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.
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and its impact on free Black Northerners
Generational racial stress, PTSD, and the role of racial socialization literacy
Political maneuvering to secure passage of the 13th Amendment
Racist caricatures of Black people in Northern publications during the Civil War
King's development of nonviolence as a proven method through the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Encouraging communities to identify and address local suffering and need
Lincoln's background, moral convictions, and opposition to the Kansas-Nebraska Act
Higher standards faced by Black Americans aspiring to high office
Critiquing Lincoln's colonization plan as avoiding the root causes of slavery
Black soldiers' service and its influence on Lincoln's views on emancipation
Tensions between celebrating and critically evaluating Obama's presidency in Black communities
“I consider mentoring a process of showing your scars instead of your successes. I've always been awed by how many people resonate when I tell the story of my life. Often it's the first time they've ever told anyone their own story.”
Loretta Ross
Racial history and ongoing segregation in Chicago
Preserving Iranian national and cultural identity against the regime's anti-Iranian ideology
Entry into politics through neighborhood activism and a dare
Lincoln's political evolution toward emancipation driven by enslaved people's actions
Early challenges in establishing the New York Asian Women's Center hotline
Combating the Lost Cause narrative using biblical and moral language
First meeting with Dr. King and becoming a driver for the King family
Documenting segregation while preserving Black dignity and humanity
Atlanta student march against Klan threats and Dr. King's show of support
