geographical region
Perspective
"When you get to school, you the brother... and when you come home, you the white boy." https://youtu.be/27LUWGUXuts Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions would you pose?...
The Weight I Carry
"I don't want to be a failure. I don't want to let my people down." https://youtu.be/6UsWBkohUo8 Hear more from this storyteller in Confidence Booster. Transcript for The Weight I Carry I was born and raised in Little Village, Chicago....
One Big Family Back in the Day
"You were proud you were part of the organization that was part of your city." https://youtu.be/Pll3N4M-nLk Hear more from this storyteller about the relationship between U.S. Steel and Gary in You Could Get a Job at U.S. Steel. Hold a Conversation Can...
You 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." https://youtu.be/Rp1yk6EDitU Hear more from this storyteller about the relationship between U.S. Steel and Gary in One Big Family Back in the Day....
No Intention of Leaving
“I’m not from Miller. I’m not from Chicago. I’m from Gary.” https://youtu.be/maSMdEE-V6c 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...
Gary 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?...
Rightsizing 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...
Had 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...
They 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...