The Archive

57 Stories
Gary, IN • 1950s

I Never Tried to Stop Being Southern
Royal, FL • 2010s

There Are Only Two Black Homesteading Communities in America. Mine Is One of Them.
Royal, FL • 1950s

I Helped Bring Health Care to My Hometown in Rural Florida
Gary, IN • 1960s

I Can’t Remember a Time I Wasn’t Proud to Be Black
Clarksdale, MS • 2010s

My Grandma Relaxed My Hair When I Was 7
Atlanta, GA • 1970s

My Father Built Atlanta’s First Black History Museum. Now I Lead It.
Berlin, Germany • 2020s

In a Berlin Church That Hosted Martin Luther King, I Got the Text: ‘We Won’
Decatur, GA • 1960s

My Mother Helped Integrate Decatur’s Schools. I Was Among the First Students.
Atlanta, GA • 1980s

I Spent 30 Years on the Bench in Atlanta, and Saw What Happens When You Give People a Different Path
Cornelia Poku poses in Washington DC after mass layoffs in the federal government.
Washington, D.C. • 2020s

I Was Fired, Rehired, And Fired Again. I’m One Of Nearly 96,000 Black Women Laid Off By Trump.
Portrait of musician Yesi standing outdoors in a park wearing a straw hat with a red bandana, sunglasses, a red shirt and long dreadlocks while looking down.
Atlanta, GA • 2020s

Why I Believe Music Can Elevate The Spirit
Portrait of Gina Renee wearing a wide-brimmed hat, shell-adorned glasses and intricately layered African-inspired clothing while posing outdoors beside a wall covered in green vines.
Atlanta, GA • 2020s

My Life Is A Walking Art Gallery
Atlanta, GA • 1960s

Growing Up In Atlanta Taught Me That Justice Is Our Responsibility
Paulah Wheeler poses for a portrait during an interview for Capital B's oral history project.
Atlanta, GA • 2020s

Black Health Is About More Than Medicine
Louise Trice poses for a portrait during an interview for Capital B's oral history project.
Atlanta, GA • 1960s

How Growing Up In Rural Georgia Taught Me The Power Of Community
Atlanta, GA • 1980s

The Day I Escaped A Klan Rally At Stone Mountain
Portrait of journalist and author Danyel Smith wearing black-framed glasses during a video interview.
1990s

How We Reported The R. Kelly Story Others Tried To Stop
Michael Williams wears a black bandana and red shirt while posing for a portrait at Piedmont Park.
Atlanta, GA • 2020s

Learning About The Black Panthers Changed How I Saw Liberation
Portrait of a former Tri-Cities High student sitting on a bench in Centennial Olympic Park during an oral history interview about school desegregation.
Atlanta, GA • 1970s

Once We Had the Same Resources as White Students, Everything Changed
Portrait of Brian Page seated during an oral history interview in front of a collage of historic photographs and community images.
Atlanta, GA • 2020s

I Organized a Gas Station Boycott Because Racism Should Cost You Customers
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