The Archive

50 Stories
Gary, IN • 1980s

A Customer Told Me She Picked Cotton. I Saw My Story, Too.
Gary, IN • 1950s

I Hope My Great-Great-Grandchildren See the Gary I Knew
Gary, IN • 1950s

I Never Tried to Stop Being Southern
Gary, IN • 1960s

I Can’t Remember a Time I Wasn’t Proud to Be Black
Gary, IN • 1970s

The Women Who Raised Me Never Taught Me to Fear White People
Gary, IN • 2000s

What Gary Gave Me
Gary, IN • 1990s

If You’re From Gary’s East Side, You Remember Mr. Charlie’s
Gary, IN • 1980s

We Didn’t Have to Leave Gary to Find Opportunity
Gary, IN

The Black Families Who Built Gary’s Middle Class
Gary, IN

Shoe Repairman in Gary Restores Community, One Sole at a Time
Gary, IN • 1960s

I Was Michael Jackson’s First Music Teacher. I Knew Right Away.
Gary, IN • 1960s

I’ve Trained More Than 3,000 Black Belts. At 80, I’m Still Teaching.
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