Flight Paths Project

Neighborhood, Community, and Country

"I don’t know any other way to operate. I can’t just sit around and say, 'Oh, well. That’s the way it is.'" Produced by Rebecca Werner with interviews recorded by StoryCorps, a national...
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A Well-Kept Secret

"If you don’t have access to the information, you don’t know what your potential is." https://youtu.be/ZiQ6egJ5MQs Produced by Reagan Skaggs. Transcript for A Well-Kept Secret I remember going to Pulaski. Pulaski was a middle school back then. Seventh grade, we...
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Praying Hands

"I remember watching this church being built." https://youtu.be/AT9DvjpIWtE – Mrs. Felicia Rhetta Childress, confirmed in St. Augustine's Episcopal Church in 1955. Produced by Perry Lerit. Transcript for Praying Hands I remember the people in St. Augustine's [St. Augustine's Episcopal Church...
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We Were Bussed

"... we were in school together, but we were separated." https://youtu.be/W3raVGrHavY Editing by Welcome Project intern Brandi Casada. Transcript for We Were Bussed Originally, the East Side of Gary, which is anything east of Broadway.  See, downtown was flourishing then,...
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A Really Troubled Past

"It's hard to argue with the values of a diverse population." https://youtu.be/i6gDYvVTbYM Edited by Reagan Skaggs.   Transcript for A Really Troubled Past Indiana has a really troubled past with race. Marion was a very segregated city, and Marion, Indiana...
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Just What a Neighbor Does – Radio Edit

"Because you’ve developed a relationship, you’re willing to meet that neighbor’s needs." This is a short radio edit of Just What a Neighbor Does. To see the full video, click here. Transcript for...
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Settlement House

"If you could make it through the wobbles and the buckles in the floor at the Neighborhood House, you could skate anywhere." This is an audio excerpt from Just What a Neighbor Does....
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That Fear Creeping Up

"It really made me question, like, 'Is this a place that I should be?'” Produced by Rebecca Werner with interviews recorded by StoryCorps, a national nonprofit whose mission is to provide Americans of...
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How Do I Contribute?

"And the fact that people always, like, write off Gary as this horrible place made me feel like I just had to have this conviction to like, change people’s minds, and to be there, and make a difference." [iframe width="100%"...
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