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Changes in Rural America
Voices and Votes, Maryland
Mrs. Griffin wears a bright red blouse and eyeglasses. She sits in front of a window with blinds and a plant.
"My parents wanted me to come home and do the 'normal' things that 'normal' girls do."
Hit Segregation Out of the Park, South Carolina
A man with white hair sits in a brown arm chair by a brick fireplace.
"After years as a rookie, Ashley became a professional angler in 2007."
Casey Ashley: The "Reel" Story of a Bass Master Champion, South Carolina
Two people sit outside on a porch with a canoe positioned in front of them.
"The crowd would just gasp because sometimes he would have these spectacular wipe out crashes."
Broadway Lake Jubilee, South Carolina
A man with glasses and blue sport jacket sits in front of a blue curtain and a tennis racket.
"I'm so proud to have grown up in Belton and I wouldn't give anything for it."
Belton Tennis, South Carolina
Children stand around a karate instructor and make a fist in support.
"If you're going to be something, be something."
Marty Knight: Karate Master, South Carolina
A boy with gray swim trunks does a dive into a pool.
"The pool provided many hours of entertainment for the young people of the town."
Chiquola Pool, South Carolina
A woman with white hair and colorful vest sits in front of a blue backdrop.
"That was a big way of life for people on the village to go and watch these baseball teams play."
Chiquola Mill Greats, South Carolina
An elderly man with a baseball cap sits in a blue chair with an old photo on his lap.
"Several players went professional, but also the game had an impact on their lives."
Chiquola Mill Baseball, South Carolina
A woman with curly brown hair and eyeglasses sits in a library space and talks to an interviewer.
"B&O Railroad in Brunswick was the largest single railroad yard in the world at one time."
The History of Brunswick as Told by Its Residents, Maryland
A man with a white-collared shirt and blue tie sits on a stage in a chair.
"At the time, George Washington Carver was the only school for African Americans. "
The History of Elkton as Told by Its Residents, Maryland

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