In this podcast, you will learn about the history of education in East St. Louis. Danaja White, Lee Sayles, and JaNiyha Cherry talked about the history of education in East St. Louis.
In this podcast about the history of food in East St. Louis, Roniya Cole, Karl Lofton, and Haire Carlus discuss how soul food, traditional food, grocery stores, and restaurants have changed over time in the city.
How has music changed over time in East St. Loius? In this podcast Nathanie Brewster, Terriana Hill and Amonta Jones discuss how the city's musical tastes started with Jazz and shifted to rap music. They interviewed Maxine Isaac, Elanora Taylor,…
This podcast, produced by Elijah Gines, Remy Haire, and Da'Quain White, discusses the importance of environmental issues East St.Louis faces, including littering and pollution. The podcast includes interviews with Sherly Jethro, Gale Griffen, and…
This interview was conducted by Roniya Cole, Danaja White, and Alyssa Gines at the Clyde C.Jordan Senior Center on July 12, 2016, with Gail Griffin. Gail talks about when she went to school as a child. She said that they ate soul food most of the…
In this oral history interview, conducted by Serenity McKenney at the Clyde C. Jordan Senior Center on July 12, 2016, Maxine Isaac discusses how she and her friends were the first black children to attend an all-white school. Although she was very…
In this oral history interview, conducted by Amonta Jones at the Clyde C. Jordan Center on July 12, 2016, James Wilson talks about the music he liked, enjoying dancing, and his love of hot dogs.
In this oral history interview, conducted by Ja'Niyha Cherry and Armijah Paulette, Kelvin Ellis talked about how he and his cousin were the first two black kids attending an all- white-kids school. They were bullied and talked about every day. Then…
In this interview, conducted by Elijah Gines and Thomas Harris at the Clyde C. Jordan Senior Center on July 12, 2016, Aganae Stennis talks about what she did when she was a child. She says that she played cards. She mentions that she attended Dunbar…
In this oral history interview by Nathaniel Brewster, conducted at the Clyde C. Jordan Senior Center on July 12, 2016, Elnora Taylor talks about her years at Eastside High School. She ate pies, ribs, and greens. She likes church and gospel music.
