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Still here (and right now here is Mexico)
Listen now (34 min) | Black history gems, what's inspiring me, updates and more.
Lisette Austin
Feb 22
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August 2022
2022 Gamble Family Reunion in South Carolina
My first true DNA travel to where some of my enslaved ancestors were held.
Lisette Austin
Aug 31, 2022
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Slavery History in the South Carolina Low Country
Listen now (33 min) | An interview with Erica Veal of the Avery Research Center for African American History & Culture
Lisette Austin
Aug 22, 2022
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May 2022
Honoring the U.S. Colored Troops
Remembering one of my ancestors on Memorial Day 2022
Lisette Austin
May 30, 2022
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The White Spot
Segregation wasn't that long ago folks.
Lisette Austin
May 28, 2022
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Teresa Walker Price
Providing an oasis for Black students in Charlottesville during segregation
Lisette Austin
May 24, 2022
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University of Virginia Medical School
Honoring my adoptive father at the inaugural Black Medical Alumni Weekend
Lisette Austin
May 18, 2022
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Visiting my dad's childhood home
Sound bite from Lynchburg, VA | Listen now
Lisette Austin
May 9, 2022
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Paying my Respects to the Smiths
Visiting the Old City Cemetery my last day in Lynchburg, VA
Lisette Austin
May 7, 2022
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Exploring Pamplin VA
Revisiting old family stories and memories from a time long gone
Lisette Austin
May 5, 2022
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Court Street Baptist Church
The heart of Lynchburg's historic Black community
Lisette Austin
May 5, 2022
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Dunbar High School
Visiting the site of my adoptive dad's alma mater
Lisette Austin
May 4, 2022
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