Herman Blake and his brother Sidney remember their childhood during the 1940s.

Rowena Gore-Simmons speaks with her daughter, Kenya Gore, about the year Rowena spent in prison.

South Carolina Congressman James Clyburn talks with his granddaughter Sydney Reed about his career in politics.

Bernard Holyfield (R) tells his friend Charles Barlow (L) about a painful memory from his childhood in the 1960s.

Reginald Mason remembers growing up in Harlem with his mother during the 1970s.

Reverend Eric Williams tells his co-worker Jannette Berkley-Patton about his first experience with AIDS.

Charlie Morris (L) remembers his brother's death in 1939, with his cousin Sylvester Lewis (R).

Wil Smith tells his daughter, Olivia, about being a single dad in college.

Robert Holmes talks about his family being among the first to integrate a neighborhood in Edison, New Jersey.

Tyrese Graham remembers his first day as a teacher at John Marshall Metropolitan High School in Chicago, IL.

Karen Slade, Eric "Rico" Reed, and Arthur "Sonny" Williams of radio station KJLH remember the 1992 Los Angeles Riots.

Iraq War veteran Richard Bennett (R) talks with Craig Williams (L) about how they became unlikely business partners.

John Hunter talks with two former students about what they learned playing the World Peace Game, which he created.

Ayodeji Ogunniyi remembers how the murder of his father led him to a new career.

A.P. Tureaud Jr. (R) tells his friend Steven Walkley (L) about becoming the first African-American undergraduate at Louisiana State University in 1953.

Mary Morris remembers her husband, Thomas, one of two Washington D.C. postal workers who died from exposure to anthrax in October, 2001.

Earl Reynolds Jr. tells his daughter, Ashley, about meeting James Brown at his father's barbershop in Roanoke, Virginia.

72-year-old Ellaraino (R) tells her friend Baki AnNur (L) about meeting her great-grandmother for the first time.

Warren Weems (R), who is a teacher's aide in his wife, Robin's, first-grade classroom, is interviewed by his son Jason (L).

George Robinson tells his daughter, Katie, about meeting his biological father after searching for more than 40 years.