Sharing the experiences of African American elders

The Joel Buchanan Archive of African American Oral History includes 1,000 interviews with elders in Florida, Mississippi, Georgia and elsewhere about their experiences in the Civil Rights Movement, establishing churches, schools, businesses and their communities. Paul Ortiz, who directs the archive, and Sarah Moeller, a computational linguist, describe what’s in the archive and how they are using artificial intelligence to make the stories more accessible. Produced by Nicci Brown, Brooke Adams and James L. Sullivan. Original music by Daniel Townsend, a doctoral candidate in music composition in the College of the Arts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.