oral history
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An oral history, based on 80 interviews, offers insight into one of the most misunderstood administrations in recent history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
To preserve the history of these neighborhoods, Clockshop, an arts organization, has been collecting interviews with locals as part of a multimedia oral history project since 2023.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
You lend to the clearinghouses whatever you need, and we’re going to back you’,” he told an oral history project at the University of California, Berkeley.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
According to oral history passed down over the generations, Santseo was planted in the 13th Century by Komfo Nana Asumbia, a royal figure to whom we trace our lineage.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
Back in the United States, Liyana’s classes had oral history assignments where they were supposed to go home and ask their oldest relatives or neighbors what the world was like long ago.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
