StoryCorps Shorts: School's Out

What happened to one elementary school as a result of mandated integration in the 1950's.

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StoryCorps Shorts: School's Out POV

Premiered September 02, 2016

Following the federal mandate to integrate schools in the 1950's, Reverend James Seawood recalls how African Americans were forced out of Sheridan, Arkansas, the fate of his beloved school, and the human cost of "urban renewal."

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Janaki and her big sister Melissa talk about how they really feel about each other.

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StoryCorps Shorts: Then and Now

Lynn Weaver and his daughter talk about his father who worked as a janitor and chauffeur.

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StoryCorps Shorts: The Family Equation

A filmmaker's conversations with her mom unveil intergenerational healing and a new start.

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