While living on a farm that was once part of a slave plantation, Randy searches for clues about the life of his great-grandfather, the civil rights leader Ozell Mitchell.
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Emily’s Diary: Teenage Days
Emily gives an inside look at “sportos,” “krusties,” “krinkles,” and how being a teenager isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
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Nick’s Diary: Home School to High School
Nick chronicles a turbulent year in his life. He’s 15-years-old and hates school, but somehow he must learn to make friends.
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Ricky’s Diary: What If God….
Ricky’s father is an atheist activist. Ricky is beginning his own search for something to believe in.
The Rubber Room
The true story of little-known rooms in the New York City Board of Education building. Teachers are told to report there instead of their classrooms. No reason is usually given.
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Mandy’s Diary: God is My Guy
Mandy’s growing up with an evangelical pastor for a father.
Lady Writes the Blues
You may not know her name, but Rose Marie McCoy was one of the most prolific songwriters of the 1950s and 1960s.
The Starting Five
The NBA, now a multi-billion dollar entertainment industry, looked very different a half century ago.
Civil War Widows
Seven decades ago, Daisy Anderson and Alberta Martin were brand new brides. And their husbands served on opposite sides of the Civil War.
Esperanza Garden
Esperanza Garden was a much-loved community space in Manhattan’s East Village…until city bulldozers arrived to tear it down.