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
Click here to learn more about the StoryCorps-Atlanta experience: read the StoryCorps-Atlanta Blog
Amelia Platts Boynton Robinson & Genise Kemp Brown
Amelia Platts Boynton Robinson is 99 years old, and 45 years ago this week she tried to march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, along with hundreds of other people protesting for equal rights for African-Americans. In conversation with Genise Kemp Brown, Amelia told the story of the march, which started off at a church.
To read even more about Ms. Boynton Robinson and her StoryCorps Atlanta experience, and to view a powerful photo of her on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, click here.
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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.
