"We wanted to be treated as men."

Elmore Nickelberry and Taylor Rogers remember why they went on strike as Memphis sanitation workers in 1968.

Recorded in Memphis, TN.  Click here for more stories from the strike.

"When Dr. King was assassinated, I was on the air."

Herb Kneeland (L) tells his son Martavius Jones about being a disc jockey at WDIA in Memphis on April 4, 1968.

Recorded in Memphis, TN

"In prison I started painting and drawing…"

Darryl Downes remembers discovering his talent while serving time in Sing Sing Prison.

Recorded in New York, NY

"He said to me, ‘I will make sure every day is a living hell for you.’"

Tia Smallwood tells her daughter, Christine, about becoming a business woman in the 1970s.

Recorded in New York, NY

"When I was in high school I was afraid of you…"

Master quilter Geraldine Nash (R) talks to her former math teacher, Gustina Atlas, who is now her quilting student, about their friendship.

Recorded in Port Gibson, MS

"I have close to a million objects in my apartment."

Harley Spiller, who holds the record for the largest private collection of menus in the world, talks about collecting.

Recorded in New York, NY

"They were all wearing their nice Christmas clothing…"

Piano tuner Ron Kroenke tells his friend Shannon O’Donnell about tuning a piano at a nursing home.

Recorded in Omaha, NE

"What was the best tip you ever got?"

Debra Goodman interviews her friend Ed Trinka, a doorman at the Plaza Hotel since 1963.

Recorded in New York, NY

"I got to find a job I can do for thirty years in this place."

Dorothy Glinton tells her son, Sonari, about becoming a manager at Ford Motor Plant in Chicago.

Recorded in Chicago, IL

“My father took me to the grocery store when I was just big enough to walk…”

Robbie Cronig (R) who grew up working in his family’s market, remembers selling it to his friend Steve Bernier (L).

Recorded in Martha’s Vineyard, MA