Rebia Mixon-Clay

Rebia Mixon-Clay remembers her late husband, Frank Mixon. Rebia was pregnant when they first met and he walked over to her and said, “You’re going to be my wife.” A year later they were married at City Hall, and remained together for 17 years before separating.

Originally aired September 21, 2007, on NPR’s Morning Edition.

Barb Fuller-Curry and Craig Curry

Barb Fuller-Curry talks with her son Craig Curry about growing up on a farm where her father and mother worked in the fields to make ends meet.

Barb recalls the sacrifices her parents made, and how little she thought about it when she was a child.

Originally aired December 16, 2005, on NPR’s Morning Edition.