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Voices of the 20th Century - A MS oral history project for 2012

Charlotte interviews her father about the integration of the high schools in Greensboro, North Carolina
"That was a real visual reminder of how segregated things had been, that we were making progress but it was still far from the way things are today I think."





Cheyenne interviews her Uncle Louis on World War II.
"I can remember being outside, lying on my tummy with my hands over my ears, because we were having a 'war drill'."

Chris interviews his father's cousin, Henriquito, about his experiences in Cuba during the Cold War
"The people that he had defeated had organized themselves into a paramilitary force."


Evan interviews his father, James Cuthbertson, about being a child during the Cold War
"You know, Evan? At the time, I didn't know I was living through the Cold War."


Jeff Mustelier Lovoi interviews his Aunt Terry about the Cuban Missile Crisis
"I guess I was not necessarily affected, since nobody blew up."

Jude interviews her father, Casey Ajalat, about his experience in the Air Force during the Persian Gulf War
"I was a brand new lieutenant, so I didn't know what my involvement would be in this war..."

Julia interviews her grandfather about the Cuban Missile Crisis, when he was in Washington in medical school.
"I don't remember anyone saying bomb them, or take the ships out of the water."

Kuk's great aunt reads from a speech she gave at her class reunion. The speech describes attending school in the 1920's and 30's
"A famous baseball player once said that you should never look back, something may be coming on you. But what the heck. At this point, what have I got to lose?"

Max interviews his mother, Beth Harrison, about the school being integrated when she was a child
"Things were tense; you could not walk the halls because it was not safe."

Mimi interviews a close family friend whose father was s survivor of the Holocaust
"There was not just a sense of big losses, but small losses too."

Nathan interviews his grandfather about desegregation
"To get more diversity...and the Supreme Court said they couldn't do that."

Parker interviews his grandmother, Ann Niles, about her experiences during the Cold War
"I looked out the window and thought, if something bad happens, it's coming from the sky, and obviously this desk won't help me."

Reed interviews his grandfather, Walter Burgin, about growing up during World War II and the aftermath on his town
"In this little town that I grew up in, which was a small, working class town, there were flags in the windows of a good many houses because they had lost somebody in the war." 


Sylvia interviews her father about his life during the Cold War, and some of the safety procedures at school
"We would have to go down under our desks in a fetal position to protect ourselves from flying glass."


Galen
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Published: 6/22/2012
Matt
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Published: 6/11/2012
Cheyenne
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Published: 6/8/2012
Chris
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Published: 6/8/2012
Evan
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Published: 6/8/2012
Jeff
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Published: 6/8/2012
jerome
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Published: 6/8/2012
julia
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Published: 6/8/2012
Rodrigo
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Published: 6/8/2012
Will
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Published: 6/8/2012
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