Flight Paths Project
Mexican Colonies
"You have a delightful mix of people starting over fresh and I think the notion was that, 'We are Mexican. We will always be Mexican first and maybe American second.'" https://youtu.be/Uq-zxxkV8m8 Nicole Martinez-LeGrand, Multicultural Collections Coordinator, Library and Archives Division,...
Part 4: Honored to Have This Seat
"I am 100% committed to changing the fabric of our city." https://youtu.be/GPQBn5R6x5k Part 4 of an oral history story from an interview with Mayor Jerome Prince, Gary, Indiana. You can find Part 1 here, Part 2 here, and Part 3...
Part 3: Get Out into the World
"Marine Corps was a decision based on my desire to want to provide for my family." https://youtu.be/VBWvxaWjat8 Part 3 of an oral history story from an interview with Mayor Jerome Prince, Gary, Indiana. You can find Part 1 here, Part...
Part 2: All of That Changed for Me
"To go from a school that was predominantly African American to just the complete opposite was a little bit of a culture shock." https://youtu.be/l8UoRD1_2RE Part 2 of an oral history story from an interview with Mayor Jerome Prince, Gary, Indiana....
Part 1: That’s Who I Am
"She actually made a bassinet out of a drawer for me." https://youtu.be/YXqugzpV-as Part 1 of an oral history story from an interview with Mayor Jerome Prince, Gary, Indiana. You can find Part 2 here, Part 3 here, and Part 4...
Cross-Connect
"Pierogies are the Eastern European version of empanadas, you know?" https://youtu.be/z-Eurt554aM An oral history story from an interview with Nicole Martinez-LeGrand, Multicultural Collections Coordinator, Library and Archives Division, Indiana Historical Society. Transcript for Cross Connect When I was growing up,...
Residential Segregation and Racial Inequality
"...central obstacles for black Americans seeking to make their way in post-war America." https://youtu.be/4cs2_xbcld8 Historian Heath Carter discusses how post-war policies and practices (including the G.I. Bill, redlining, and restrictive covenants) created a Northern Jim Crow. Transcript for Residential Segregation...
Motivating Force
"You can make positives out of situations and we did that as an all-black school in an all-black community." https://youtu.be/Gl4ZSFibOrE Transcript for Motivating Force Today, if any student was going to Gary Roosevelt as I remember Gary Roosevelt and others,...
Between Those White Lines
"With athletes, it was just a whole different kind of bonding." https://youtu.be/n002TWpLkL4 Transcript for Between Those White Lines The interesting thing about sports is this, and a lot of people just don’t get it. Sports for the most part, not...