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Richard Claude Libert
Richard Libert tells of working as attorney in New York City and finding an outlet for his love of performing music. He met Pete Seeger, began singing in a group at coffee houses, then joined forces with his friend Andy with whom he recorded and performed for several...
Albert Leslie Coleman
Albert Colemen, a drummer like his father, reflects on playing Jazz all over the world with many of Indy’s best musicians.
Sherril Lyn Adkins
In the Summer of 1966 Sherril Adkins got a job as a waitress at Catfish King in Birmingham, Alabama. Having grown up on integrated military bases she had not yet experienced the racism of ordinary white folks of the South. When the restaurant would not serve an...
Frank Basile
Frank Basile talks about going to Santa Fe where he was able to thank a former teacher of fifty years ago, face to face, for encouraging him to overcome the fear of public speaking.
Joyce Anne Werry
Joyce Anne Werry tells of attending a one-room-school-house in her home town of Hartford City, Indiana.
Mary Webster & Damon Richards
89 year-old Mary Webster, recorded with her son Damon Richards, tells of her brief experiences with segregation during college and the importance of family.
Beth Ann Millett
Beth Ann Millett tells about planning to be a single mother by choice at 35, figuring out how to tell her friends and family and the wonders of parenthood.
Elizabeth Mae Gore
With an extensive list of volunteer opportunities and amazing energy in her senior years, Elizabeth Gore talks about flunking retirement!
Ruth Esther Shaw
What can happen when a community asks, “What can we do to change it?” Community activist Ruth Shaw tells about her efforts in making a Quality of Life Plan that lead to the Super Bowl!