Abe Selby
Stories
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National
'I May Not Get There With You': An Eyewitness Account Of MLK's Final Days
Clara Jean Ester was a college student in 1968 when she saw Martin Luther King Jr. give his final speech. A day later, Ester was at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., when he was assassinated.
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RBG Imparted This To Plaintiff In Gender Equality Case: 'It's All Right To Be A Hero'
Sharron Cohen was the plaintiff in a case that eventually fell to a young Ruth Bader Ginsburg. And Cohen says that years later, Ginsberg encouraged her to embrace her part in the landmark case.
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'We Are Her Work': Remembering Grandma's Legacy
Kenneth and Olivia Tan recall her mother, Crescenciana. They called her Lola. She spent her life working to support and care for three generations. Says Olivia: "We are her work."
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'We Do Belong Here': Father Teaches Daughter To Have Black Pride
For StoryCorps, Erin Haggerty spoke with her father, George Barlow, about how his words saw her through the tough times she faced as one of the only Black kids in her Iowa City community.
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Remembering Grandfather 'Papu,' A Former Bracero Worker With 'A Twinkle In His Eye'
Two cousins remember their grandfather, who came to the U.S. from Mexico during World War II and often masked his experiences with discrimination with humor.
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3 Generations Of Pharmacists Reflect On The Coronavirus Pandemic
Despite her dedication to her work, a pharmacist is following the advice of her daughter and granddaughter — who are also pharmacists — to stop working during the coronavirus pandemic.