Flight Paths Project
We Preached Nonpartisanship
"If you're not voting, that's as if you don't want any voice in your own government." https://youtu.be/nV-9WkO1tuY Hold a Conversation In addition to the questions below, please see How to use the questions for reflection. Clarifying Questions What does...
Gary Changed
"There's no reason for me to go downtown." https://youtu.be/9L2fN7lq8-c 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...
Here in Gary
"I wouldn't want to live any other place." https://youtu.be/AvQX1E-zhog 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...
Patterns All Over the Country
"If you have a city that's like a one-trick pony... if those industries go down, then you're in trouble." https://youtu.be/xmmvzBlSr1I This is part 1 of a 3-part series. Part 2: An Equalizer Part 3: Interval to Cure Cancer Hold a...
An Equalizer
"Whether you’re white or black, once you hit the bandstand, then you’re on your own... If you can play, you can play. If you can’t, you can’t." https://youtu.be/OqnWBZvvGCQ This is part 2 of a 3-part series. Part 1: Patterns All...
We Can’t Ignore It
"If Gary doesn't thrive, the rest of the area doesn't thrive." https://youtu.be/-ikUunNdkAs This story is part of our Flight Paths initiative. Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions...
A Long Way to Go
"It was hysteria...and fear." https://youtu.be/rbNGtOYO2V0 This story is part of our Flight Paths initiative. Hold a Conversation In addition to the questions below, please see How to use the questions for reflection. Clarification Questions How has the speaker experienced...
Iron Curtain
"You know, growing up, race was never discussed... There were no signs: 'Whites only,' 'Blacks only.'" [iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/356935415&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"] This story is part of our Flight Paths initiative. To find more stories from Flight Paths, click here....
Really Nice Subdivision
"I think that a lot of the affluent white people here, if you really got inside their heads, they’d just prefer it to be lily-white." [iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/391940520&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"] This story is part of our Flight Paths...