“He was my best friend in the whole wide world…”

Otis Wade remembers Mandred Henry, in an interview with Mandred’s granddaughter, Beatrice Perron.

Recorded in Martha’s Vineyard, MA

“She made us feel like we were royalty…”

Kahlil Almustafa remembers his mother in an interview with his friend Kamilah Duggins.

Recorded in New York, NY

“I came to Grady in the 1956 class.”

Murray Brown tells her friend Kerrie Cotten Williams about being a nursing student in a segregated hospital.

Recorded in Atlanta, GA

“Who is important in your life right now?”

LeKeisha Williams (L) interviews her best friend, Tia Williams.

Recorded in New York, NY, in partnership with ACORN Community High School.

“And right then it dawned on me — that’s not family, those aren’t friends.”

Omar Leech (R) tells his friend Lenear Pryor about life as a gang member.

Recorded in Atlanta, GA

“My grandmother used to take my brother and myself to the south every summer…”

Jim McFarland remembers traveling from New York City to the segregated south as a boy.

Recorded in Atlanta, GA

“My father was everything to me…”

Dr. William Lynn Weaver to his daughter, Kimberly.

Recorded in Atlanta, GA

“When I was nine, I weighed 250 pounds.”

Johnnie Tyson tells her niece Sandra Fleming about growing up obese.

Recorded in Little Rock, AR

“He asked me, ‘How many black jelly beans are in the jar…’”

Theresa Burroughs tells her daughter Toni Love about registering to vote.

Recorded in Tuscaloosa, AL

“I put the screen down, took a seat, and the streetcar became hostile.”

Jerome Smith tells his friend Carol Bebelle about an incident from his childhood.

Recorded in New Orleans, LA