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Just Got the Impression
"All they saw was the violence. They did not see the peace. They did not see the change." https://youtu.be/xJwnnJ7YAmw Transcript for Just Got the Impression I grew up in the Tolleston area of Gary which was, at the time, very...
Inmates Are People, Too
"I have learned some amazing, life-changing thoughts and ideologies from inmates." https://youtu.be/BnyjrJPl1TM Edited by Thu Nguyen. Transcript for Inmates Are People, Too I was a correctional officer here in Indiana for five years and that is a very taxing job...
Military Vibe
"You realize the strength of your mind…just by convincing yourself of how strong you are." https://youtu.be/9ytARK1M8Bk Edited by Thu Nguyen. Transcript for Military Vibe When I was in high school, there was a group of recruiters that came to school...
You’re Not White
"It was like something switched in my head..." https://youtu.be/klbrclhTh7U Edited by Thu Nguyen. Transcript for You're Not White When I look back at a lot of things, I’m viewing them through a different lens, you know, and so I’m trying...
More Than a Way Out
"Like a priest to a church, I wanna do my part...I want to serve my country." https://youtu.be/_lZpt378NR0 Produced by Perry Lerit. Transcript for More Than a Way Out I went into the army at the age of 17. I was...
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...
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...
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,...
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...