Stories

The heart of this project focuses on the lives of History Makers as seen through the eyes of Iowa’s young people. These stories involve at least one, and sometimes all, of the themes established by the project. There are stories of the struggles and successes of African American Professionals in Iowa, the establishment and importance of African American Churches in Iowa, the conflicts and contributions of Civil Rights Organizations in Iowa, and of discouragements and victories found in Segregation and Integration in Iowa.

Billy Stone
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Sharp
Dr. Thomas Hill
Dorothy “Dot” Steverson
LaMetta Wynn
Milli Dawson
Cammie Dean
Jewel Sanford
Stanley Mitchell
McArthur and Esther Anderson
Dr. Dan Johnson
Robert JJ Kimble
Wayne Clinton
Donna Hampton
Pearlie Griggs
Tom Moore
Melvin and Sandra Walton
Lucy Reed
Adrianna Welton
Geraldine Sanford
Thomas Levi
Judge Brown, Jr.
Marty James-Walton
Rosa B. Garner
Leo Griggs
Claudette Bees
Deborah Teague
Ruth and Ruby Haddix
Collette Marie and Alvin Glen Vesey
Akwi Nji-Dawson
Barbara Sanford
Jennifer Graf
Vergarie Sanford
Freda Long
Victor Anderson
James Randall
Janice Cotton
Ésaïe Toïngar
Grady Bluford
Archie Arvin (told by Lauren Arvin)
Bev George Taylor
Julie Mitchell
Paula Boyd
Bill and Mel Rose
Deena White and Althea James
Barbara Elam
Adrien Wing
Ross Wilburn
Beatrice Jackson
Marcella David
William Cribbs
Tony Brown
William Perkins
Madai Taylor
Nate and Sarah Ndjerareou
Byron and Geri Winston
Dorian Byrd
John Herring
Otis McGowan
Frederick Seay
Karen Roebuck
Wesley Adam McGee, Sr.
Stanley Moore
Richard Hayes
Patti Miller
Bill Gluba
James Robinson
Lileah Harris
LySanias Broyles
Dwayne Daniels
Lionel and Leonard Foster