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.
Obama's singing of "Amazing Grace" at the Charleston church shooting memorial
Skepticism about Arafat's recognition of Israel's right to exist
Obama's connection to Reverend Wright's church in Black Chicago
The ongoing struggle between better angels and worst impulses in American history
Bryan Stevenson's initiative to place historical markers commemorating slavery in Alabama
How enslaved people learned about the war and sought refuge at Fort Monroe
How suffrage movements construct self-serving historical narratives for political gain
Andrew Johnson, the Black Codes, and the rise of Jim Crow after Reconstruction
Lincoln's views on colonization and the lead-up to the Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln's early efforts to preserve the Union and contain slavery's expansion
“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
Union commanders' varied attitudes toward Black soldiers in the U.S. Colored Troops
Jeremiah Wright's preaching style, influence, and theological contributions
Lincoln's strained relationship with McClellan over the war effort and emancipation
Black newspapers, Emmett Till's murder, and the legacy of racial terror documentation
Early Arab and Zionist political alignments after World War I
Courage, political integrity, and the costs of avoiding difficult decisions
Black Southerners' belief that the Civil War would end slavery
Military necessity behind the Emancipation Proclamation and its impact on enslaved people
Excitement and pride at Obama's election to the presidency
Libraries as preservers of cultural heritage and active educational participants
