Anderson and Karen Lawson at their StoryCorps recording in Atlanta in 2015. Diana Guyton hide caption
StoryCorps: Recording The Lives And Stories Of Everyday Americans StoryCorps is an independent nonprofit project whose mission is to honor and celebrate the lives of everyday Americans by listening to their stories.
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Sharing And Preserving The Stories Of Our Lives
A Firefighter Reminisces About A Girl He Rescued Nearly 30 Years Ago
Former Marine Sergeant Details Being At Ground Zero To His Youngest Son
People pause at the September 11th Memorial on September 8, 2021 in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
A Twin Remembers How 9/11 Changed His Relationship With His Brother Forever
Cpl. Ajmal Achekzai, 26, who served as a translator for the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, talks with two Afghan locals in December 2001 at the perimeter of a patrol base in southern Afghanistan. Sgt. Joseph R. Chenelly/USMC/Getty Images hide caption
An Afghan Marine Fought To Make His Homeland Safer. Now He Feels Like He Failed
Nathan Chapman in Haiti, 1995. The Chapman family hide caption
A Family Remembers The 1st U.S. Soldier Killed In The War In Afghanistan
Father-Daughter Team Returns To StoryCorps. Dad Reflects On Being A Single Parent
Annie Perasa and her husband, Danny, are StoryCorps legends, first recounting their love for one another in 2004. Annie and Danny Perasa hide caption
Harry Golomski with Libby Stroik (left) and one of her siblings in 1991. Libby Stroik hide caption
Dr. Charles Drew, pictured in a lab at Howard University, was known as the father of blood banking for pioneering the way we store and transport blood today. Dr. Charlene Jarvis hide caption
Remembering The Father Of Blood Banking, A Black Doctor Who Took A Stand
Max García and his grandfather, Mario, in early July. Mario García hide caption
A U.S. Army photo of Master Sgt. Alvy Powell Jr. released by Master Sgt. Christopher Branagan. U.S. Army hide caption
As An Army Chorus Member, He Didn't Carry A Weapon. His Job Was To Sing
Greg Klatkiewicz and Gary "Zooks" Bezucha seen on one of their regular camping trips in 2019. Courtesy of Greg Klatkiewicz hide caption
Their Nearly 50-Year Friendship Stays Strong Thanks To Simple Gestures
Cas Torres, pictured in 1987 in his late teens, around the same time he was imprisoned and transferred to New York City's Hart Island. Cas Torres hide caption
He Buried The Unclaimed Dead On A New York Island. He Wants Others To Remember Them
Wally Funk is one of the Mercury 13, a group of women who trained to be astronauts in the 1960s. Wally Funk hide caption
Wally Funk, A Lifelong Aspiring Astronaut, Will Finally Head To Space At 82
Connie Rocha, now 95, is seen here during her StoryCorps interview in San Antonio on Feb. 18, 2008. Rose Gorman for StoryCorps hide caption
An Independent Spirit Guided Her Through World War II — And Beyond
Sabrina Beavers, shown here holding her daughter, Destiny, and her friend, Shantay Davies-Balch, at StoryCorps in 2019. Nicolas Cadena hide caption
These Black Moms Gave Birth Early. They Don't Want Their Experiences To Be Normal
Kaysen Ford, right, reflects during a StoryCorps conversation with their mother, Jennifer Sumner, on years of milestones — and struggles — while growing up transgender. Kaysen Ford and Jennifer Sumner hide caption
For This Transgender 18-Year-Old, Queerness Is Synonymous With Happiness
Jo and Chad Vill in Brooklyn, N.Y., this month. Nathan West hide caption
In Pandemic Isolation, Father And Son DJs Spun Music Into A Community
The late Rev. Farrell Duncombe (left) spoke with his friend Howard Robinson for a StoryCorps conversation in 2010 about how his role models helped shape him as a leader in his Alabama community. Elizabeth Straight for StoryCorps hide caption
How Role Models Like Rosa Parks Shaped A Distracted Kid Into A Leader
Willie Edwards Jr. died in 1957. He was killed by Klansmen who told him to either jump off a bridge or be shot. Malinda Edwards and Mildred Betts hide caption
Klansmen Brutally Killed Their Father. They Now Say His Legacy Is Larger Than Life
At their StoryCorps interview in Las Cruces, N.M., in March 2020, Melanie Dunne, left, and Marissa Miranda remembered the late Cpl. Josh Dunne. Zazil Davis-Vazquez for StoryCorps hide caption