In this episode, we pay our respects to the stories that come from and are influenced by the issues associated with the Civil Rights movement. In our first segment, we share stories of childhoods affected by racism with audio from StoryCorps, and the story of Ruby Bridges as told by Kate Dudding. In our next segment, we wish to highlight the heroes and heroines of the Civil Rights movement with more audio from StoryCorps featuring the extraordinary experiences of ordinary men and women, and a story about Elizabeth Eckford as told by Charlotte Blake Alston. Our third segment, features the story "Moon Cookies, Martin & Me" a warm and poignant story in which Lyn Ford shares some experiences that helped her consciousness of the world around her grow. Stories included in this episode:

StoryCorps Audio: John Hope Franklin, the late scholar of African American history, tells his son, John, about being a Boy Scout during the 1920s.

Link: storycorps.org

StoryCorps Audio: Siblings James Hanover Thompson, Dwight Thompson, and Brenda Lee Graham recall James' involvement in the "Kissing Case" of 1958, and their family life thereafter.

Link: storycorps.org(