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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?...
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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....
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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?...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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