Posts by Allison Schuette
Race Relations
“Yeah, you’d hear somebody saying something stupid every once in awhile… the few, not the many.“ [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/288421000″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions would you pose? (See How to use the questions for reflection for one approach.)…
Read MoreWhat Kind of Legacy
“The ceiling had opened up a little bit more. Black people were able then to move.” [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/291223120″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Produced by Sydney Jarol with interviews recorded by StoryCorps, a national nonprofit whose mission is to provide Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share, and preserve…
Read MoreStrong Block Club
“Even though we’ve had change in homeownership, the neighborhood is still viable in 2016.” [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/291204587″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Produced by Sydney Jarol with interviews recorded by StoryCorps, a national nonprofit whose mission is to provide Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share, and preserve the stories…
Read MoreRightsizing Itself
“I would like to see Gary flourish again, and I think it eventually will.” [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/288417816″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions would you pose? (See How to use the questions for reflection for one approach.) Please…
Read MoreThey Left So Quick
“All these white folk were leaving these homes. The homes to me were beautiful.” [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/289808678″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Produced by Sydney Jarol with interviews recorded by StoryCorps, a national nonprofit whose mission is to provide Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share, and preserve the stories…
Read MoreHad to Been a Journey for You
“All the people I knew and cared about were in Gary… It was a massive culture shock.“ [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/289807016″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Produced by Sydney Jarol with interviews recorded by StoryCorps, a national nonprofit whose mission is to provide Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share, and…
Read MoreGary Is Part of Us
“When Gary flourishes, so does Lake County and so does Porter County and so does Indiana. We’re all connected.” [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/288416572″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions would you pose? (See How to use the questions…
Read MoreNo Intention of Leaving
“I’m not from Miller. I’m not from Chicago. I’m from Gary.” Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions would you pose? (See How to use the questions for reflection for one approach.) Please email your questions to us or post them in the comment…
Read MoreYou Could Get a Job at U.S. Steel
“I walked in and I was just in awe ‘cause you’d walk in and it was like a city.” Hear more from this storyteller about the relationship between U.S. Steel and Gary in One Big Family Back in the Day. Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What…
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