Stories - Life Stories
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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.
Lincoln's political navigation of emancipation, military leadership, and civil rights
Inner strength and faith as foundation for advocacy and resilience
Obama's presidency amid deliberate Republican efforts to block his success
Obama's approach to bridging divides and considering all sides of an argument
Growing up Black in segregated Birmingham with extraordinary parents
Political mobilization of Black Southerners in the aftermath of the Civil War
Confederate treatment of Black Union soldiers and the threat of re-enslavement
Integrating Atlanta's civic auditorium and connecting Black Americans to African roots
Lincoln's adaptive leadership and communication during the Civil War
Racial subtext underlying resistance to Obama's legislative accomplishments
Personal admiration for Arturo Alfonso Schomburg's vision and legacy
“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
Dual narratives of race during Obama's 2008 presidential campaign
White supremacist violence against Black communities during the Red Summer of 1919
Life Magazine's editorial stance on civil rights and desegregation in the South
Appointment as Georgia's first Black Director of Rural Development for the USDA
The dehumanizing use of "contraband" to describe self-emancipated people during the Civil War
Lincoln's evolving empathy toward the experience of enslaved people
Brother Bryan's early sermons on social justice at the family's AME church
Obama's ability to connect with both Black and white communities during the 2008 campaign
The founding of the Dallas County Voters League and grassroots organizing for voting rights
