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Before the Floodgates Opened

"I will call some agents out there and see what's available, but I want to let you know what times we're living in." https://youtu.be/ipBby9naDwQ Transcript for Before the Floodgates Opened Open housing just opened the floodgates and made it possible...
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Growing Up Rural

"It was a lonely life. But there were woods and creeks and meadows and places where you can just sit on a hill under a tree and let the sun shine on you..." ...
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How We Ended Up Coming to Gary

"It was the dirtiest place in the mill. But I guess they made a decent salary. So he encouraged my father to leave Florida and move to Gary." https://youtu.be/3bUnw0wexeY Transcript for How We Ended Up Coming to Gary We grew...
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Bethlehem Gave Up the Ghost

"We saw the writing on the wall, we knew it was coming." Produced by Rich Elliott. Transcript for Bethlehem Gave Up the Ghost Bethlehem Steel's a conglomeration of other steel plants that were...
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I Was All Over That Mill

"I got to watch that. This was big for me. It was something that I just dearly loved..." Produced by Rich Elliott. Transcript for I Was All Over That Mill Bethlehem Steel had...
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In My Own Skin

"I think it's the exact opposite. I think those are the reasons I can do it." https://youtu.be/YUwOqWH3zq0 Produced by Carmen Vincent Transcript for In My Own Skin I was born in Texarkana in Texas. It's a city near where Oklahoma,...
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Remember Where You Came From

"You can never forget who you are." https://youtu.be/FYjndEmJH4c Transcript for Remember Where You Came From I say to my grandkids all the time, you can never forget who you are, but you have to remember where you come from. You...
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How I Tried to Leave

"My mother said, ‘Always leave a job to where maybe you could go back to it.'" https://youtu.be/vOA-j4N2EmE Transcript for How I Tried to Leave My mother said, “Always leave a job to where maybe you could go back to it.”...
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It’s the American Dream

"We were good workers, and we did our job well, but we didn't have a passion. You have to have a passion in life." https://youtu.be/cuvzBAE2org Transcript for It's the American Dream You come here for work, and you work in...
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