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Optimist Park:
Small but Significant

Gwen Burris
Interviewed by Mic Brooks and Carlie Coates

Rosaland McCoy
Interviewed by Hannah Thomson and Jordan Brusso

Victoria Gaither
(On Right); Interviewed by Angela Holland (Left) and Lindsay Russell

Cynthia Horton
Interviewed by Maria Garcia and Kayla Tucker

Wade Ferguson
Interviewed by Jhori Hodges and Briana

Arneichia Greene
Interviewed by Courtney Fesette and Maddie Cizmadia

Pauline Simuel
Interviewed by Zoe Fox and Briana Owens.

George Little
Interviewed by Cat Onia and Joe Howarth.

Cecelia Johnston
Interviewed by Emma Morgan and Laurie Bernadel.
A special thanks to those who volunteered to share their voice and conduct oral histories for this project.
The raw recordings are being fine-tuned and are to be uploaded onto the J. Murrey Atkins Library's Special Collections. To listen to past recordings, click on the link below:
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