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"What was it like to be pregnant with me in jail?" "I remember feeling this tremendous weight of fear of what my life would be like." "I remember just holding his featherweight frame in my arms." "Vote for Yetta and Things Will Get Betta." "Just roll with it." “What made you stick around through it all?” "I had my ticket punched by my nephew’s blood." "He was proud to be the person to challenge that law." “It’s like being on a Broadway show that has a long run.” "I didn't really have any lox slicing credentials."
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"Their choice to allow life to move forward was quite a healing balm for us." "I’m not interested in going home. I just want to drive my truck." "You came home and you brought singles, five dollar bills, and coins, and we started playing McDonald's." "He gave me the joys of motherhood, and the pains of motherhood." "I had this wild thing in my mind that everything that happened on September 11th was my fault." "He had eyes the color of a swimming pool. They were the lightest blue, and they sparkled." "Enjoy life as much as you can cause it doesn’t happen forever.” "Well, no one really dreams of air conditioning at night." "I felt like this weight had just been lifted out of me." "You were my first child, I was so glad you were born."
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"Being married is like having a color television set..." "I didn't even recognize myself." "I draw my strength from you." "We didn't know he was sick..." "Do you have any different take on that story?" "She attracted people wherever she went." "As he's walking away, I'm like, 'Hey, you forgot something...'" "I didn't know that there were other blind people except me and my brothers." "I felt like I was on pause my whole childhood." "When I saw him coming, I ducked around the hall and hid from him."
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Voices from StoryCorpsU: Jasmin
Hear a student in St. Louis, Missouri, speak about a time she experienced failure.
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Growing Up With Harper Lee
Judy Belyeu grew up in Monroeville, Alabama, across the street from the Lee family. Although almost 17 years older, and still years away from writing her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Harper Lee (then known as Nell) was still an influential figure in Judy’s life. She came to StoryCorps to share her childhood memories.
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