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.
Witnessing client executions and their impact on families and loved ones
Shared stubbornness and arguments with Jim Foley in conflict zones
Grandfather Howard Fast's self-publishing and survival during McCarthyism
Hostile reception and press encounters at the 1967 Boston Marathon finish line
Larry Burrows's career, death, and legacy as a Life war photographer
King's courageous intervention during the Freedom Rides siege in Montgomery
Barack Obama's response to the Reverend Wright crisis
Motivations for covering the Bosnian War and siege of Sarajevo
Responding to criticism and staying motivated as the first female NBA referee
Enslaved people's determination for freedom and Black Americans' role in the Civil War
“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
McCain's response to Abu Ghraib and efforts to declassify torture reports
John's guilt over signing confessions while a POW in Vietnam
Confidence that the movement against pornography will ultimately prevail
Lincoln's political evolution toward emancipation driven by enslaved people's actions
Jim Foley's legacy of courage, compassion, and commitment to the underdog
Testifying and holding her ground against intimidating cross-examination
FDR's battle with polio and its transformative effect on his character
Frank Baker, Shepard Mallory, and James Townsend's escape to Fort Monroe
Building a rainbow coalition and navigating the 1984 presidential campaign
Family upbringing as a source of confidence during the Vietnam Memorial controversy
