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A winding dirt road leads out to a green field on a sunny day.
"I moved to Cozad, Nebraska, when I was 10 years old."
Missing Family in Cozad, Nebraska
Two young men wrestle in a collegiate match.
"One of my best memories in Cozad sports is making it to State Wrestling."
The Nebraska State Wrestling Championship
"Anything to do with water has to do with Fort Plain."
The Erie Canal in Fort Plain, New York
"The public had raised concerns about the presence of plastic in the Mayfield Lake dating back to 1973."
Plastic Pollution: Nurdles and the Coleco Connection
"Water is the mother of us all."
Spirit of the Water
"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
"What's gonna be in that next crab trap? I think that's why I've been a crabber for 63 years--what's next?"
Watermen: Observers of the Chesapeake Bay

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