Voices from the Archive: Lynda Harris & Sandy Johnson
In this month's Voices from the Archive, the stories celebrate Black History Month. Lynda Harris tells about a prayer meeting during the Civil Rights Movement, and about a special moment with a friend. Sandy tells about going to school at Booker T. Washington School and playing ball in Jonesborough, during segregation and after. Spoiler He played a position you've never heard of. Voices from the Archive is a monthly segment of StoryTown Radio. It shares stories from people living here, just how they told them. You might think of it as a news report that tells you about all sorts of things. From ghost stories to apple butter, you could learn just about anything from the people living here in East Tennessee. Listen in as they tell the stories of their lives here in Appalachia. StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around. Instagram: @storytownjbo Facebook: StoryTown Radio Show Storytellers: Lynda Harris and Sandy Johnson Story Collector: Jules Corriere Editors: Isaac Wood, Skye McFarland, Anne G'Fellers-Mason, Bre Walker-Schadler Narrator: Isaac Wood Music by audionautix.com Titles: Rocky Top (trad.), Thingamajig, Solo Acoustic Blues Sponsors: Tennessee Arts Commission ( https://tnartscommission.org/ ) Town of Jonesborough ( https://www.jonesboroughtn.org/ ) Gary and Sandy Degner First Horizon Bank The Wild Women of Jonesborough McKinney Center (mckinneycenter.com) The Story Initiative