Tag: race

Racism Is a Disease

"Until you change inside, all the laws you can pass ain’t gonna do a bit of good." Produced by Emmanuel Higgins for Flight Paths. Thanks to Mr. Allison for sharing this story.  ...
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Demonized Community

"... people bought into this notion that no one wants to live in Gary..."   https://youtu.be/pJJdJly_o2U Editing by Welcome Project intern Brandi Casada. Transcript for Demonized Community The first neighborhood that I remember growing up in was on the East...
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Black Mecca

"That period of time—growing up in Gary, Indiana, I would not want to be anywhere else in the world." https://youtu.be/KPW16J21zXs Editing by Welcome Project intern Brandi Casada. Transcript for Black Mecca 1967 is when Mayor Hatcher won. And I was...
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We Just Want to Run

"...it is actually possible for something so wrong to go on with everybody just assuming it’s normal." This story is part of our Flight Paths initiative. Produced by Rebecca Werner for the Welcome...
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Really Nice Subdivision

"I think that a lot of the affluent white people here, if you really got inside their heads, they’d just prefer it to be lily-white." This story is part of our Flight Paths...
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Drumbeat

"Their own coverage began to contribute to what was going on in Gary." https://youtu.be/LIM20-48RmE This story is part of our Flight Paths initiative. Produced by Willow Walsh for the Welcome Project. Transcript for Drumbeat The newspaper did a whole project...
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Dodged A Bullet

"I don’t know why I was anxious. I guess everything just looked so distressed." This story is part of our Flight Paths initiative. Produced by Rebecca Werner for the Welcome Project. Transcript for Dodged...
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Iron Curtain

"You know, growing up, race was never discussed... There were no signs: 'Whites only,' 'Blacks only.'" This story is part of our Flight Paths initiative. To find more stories from Flight Paths, click here....
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A Long Way to Go

"It was hysteria...and fear." https://youtu.be/rbNGtOYO2V0 This story is part of our Flight Paths initiative.   Hold a Conversation In addition to the questions below, please see How to use the questions for reflection. Clarification Questions How has the speaker experienced...
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