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A woman with brown hair and a black running jacket sits in front of a microphone in her home.
"Water is the mother of us all."
Spirit of the Water, New York
"Our county was very late to integrate. It was a major change for the kids."
School Segregation and Integration in Crisfield, Maryland
"When I was growing up there were no jobs for black children."
African American Communities in Crisfield, Maryland
"You grow accustomed to speaking both languages."
The Hispanic-American Community of Crisfield, Maryland
"The same church, the same beliefs but two different churches were built--one for the white community and one for the black community."
Spiritual Community of Crisfield, Maryland
"It's very hard for us to learn, we had to learn the hard way."
Infrastructure Changes in Crisfield, Maryland
"We had the very first black skipjack owner in the state."
Watermen Community of Crisfield, Maryland
Dough balls and a rolling pin on a counter top.
" It also helped with the family because we really didn't have very much."
Babysitting and Working at the Bakery, Massachusetts
Black-and-white image of an airplane engine.
"I've been there 40 years. I started at the bottom."
Working in a Machine Shop, New Hampshire
Test tubes and solutions on a table in a lab.
"I had to clean in the lab and there was always mercury spilled."
Cleaning in the Hospital Lab, New Hampshire
Close-up view on a page of the dictionary, focusing on the word 'dictionary.'
"The spelling bee got down to two people. I was one of them."
The 5th Grade Spelling Bee, Nebraska
Sparks fly off of a 4th of July sparkler.
"There's a fireworks show at the end."
Having Fun on the 4th of July, Nebraska

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