When can I hear Storycorps on WABE 90.1FM?
Tuesday during Morning Edition at 7:35am
Tuesday during City Café between 12-1pm
Friday during Morning Edition between 6-7am and 8-9am
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Carl McNair and Vernon Skipper
Carl McNair talks to his friend Vernon Skipper about his brother, Ron. Both Ron and Carl grew up and attended North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College where on February 1st 1960, four African American students started the first sit in at Woolworth’s. Later, Ron McNair became an astronaut - he was killed when the space shuttle challenger exploded in January 1986.
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February 28, 2012Lee Rushing & Allison RushingAudio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Lee Rushing, of Flowery Branch, was known as Lisa Rushing growing up, but early on, he realized that his physical body didn’t match who he knew himself to be on the inside. He told his story to his partner, Allison Rushing.
