Martin Correa and Helman Correa

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“I only really remember I felt loved, I felt safe.”

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“I only really remember I felt loved, I felt safe.”

Before she became a mom, Irene Montoya was addicted to methamphetamine and had never held a steady job. As she told her son Gianni Booth, a turning point in their lives led to her new role as a proud mom and the owner of a trucking company.

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“It was like a turning point for us.”

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“It was like a turning point for us.”

Freedom School students Deborah Carr, Stephanie Hoze, Teresa Banks, Linda Ward, Glenda Funchess, and Don Denard came to StoryCorps to reflect on their memories from 1964.

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Her legs were built like cinder blocks, and her voice would wrap all around you.

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Her legs were built like cinder blocks, and her voice would wrap all around you.

Rusty Kanokogi, who brought women’s judo to the Olympic games, is remembered by her daughter, Jean Kanokogi, and student Eve Aronoff Trivella.

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"I'd like for my life to be about earning the death that I'd be proud of.”

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"I'd like for my life to be about earning the death that I'd be proud of.”

Michael Rogers came to StoryCorps with his stepson to talk about how his many paths in life led him to his work as a death doula and how this work has changed him for the better.

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“I only really remember I felt loved, I felt safe.”

“It was like a turning point for us.”

Her legs were built like cinder blocks, and her voice would wrap all around you.

"I'd like for my life to be about earning the death that I'd be proud of.”