Crossing Fences: Homestead

Oral History Crossing Fences Pittsburgh Youth Media Corps

Homestead Voices  features first-person reflections from nine men as collected by eleven boys.  Project activities were conducted in collaboration with Homestead Youth Project at Best of the Batch.  Listen below for each man’s story as well as reflections from the interviewers.

View the Homestead full book

Special thanks to Latasha Wilson-Batch, Charlie Batch, Ryan McConnell and Ruth Spurlock Kim of Best of the Batch Foundation, Flavia Bleahu of the Homestead Youth Project and Dana Gold of The Mentoring Partnership of Southwestern Pa.

For a copy of the accompanying book/CD or for information about conducting a similar oral history project in your community, please contact Deanna Baringer at deanna@slbradio.org,

Title Length Date Files
Play/Pause Rev Donald Turner Interview
6:14 Nov 17, 2015 Download
Play/Pause Charlie Batch Interview
5:54 Nov 17, 2015 Download
Play/Pause John Burwell Interview
6:22 Nov 17, 2015 Download
Play/Pause Rev. Bobby James Smith Interview
5:38 Nov 17, 2015 Download
Play/Pause Sanford Mark Barnes Interview
6:08 Nov 17, 2015 Download
Play/Pause Chris Smith Interview
5:31 Nov 17, 2015 Download
Play/Pause Dana Hodge Interview
4:58 Nov 17, 2015 Download
Play/Pause Wes Lyons Interview
6:10 Nov 17, 2015 Download
Play/Pause Daryl Millner Interview
5:04 Nov 17, 2015 Download
Play/Pause Reflection by Alon Rutledge & Darnel Youngblood on interviewing Rev. Donald P. Turner
0:27 Nov 17, 2015 Download
Play/Pause Reflection by Daeshawn Washington, George Grishom & Zion Thomas on interviewing Charlie Batch
0:31 Nov 17, 2015 Download
Play/Pause Reflection by Tyler Thomas, Milligan Garth & Tyreik Smith on interviewing John M. Burwell
0:36 Nov 17, 2015 Download
Play/Pause Reflection by Alon Rutledge, Darnel Youngblood & Demon Ross on interviewing Rev. Bobby James Smith
0:33 Nov 17, 2015 Download
Play/Pause Reflection by Milligan Garth & Tyler Thomas on interviewing Sanford-Mark Barnes
0:34 Nov 17, 2015 Download
Play/Pause Reflection by Codie Garth, Demon Ross & Tyler Hill on interviewing Christopher Mr. Chris Smith
0:27 Nov 17, 2015 Download
Play/Pause Reflection by Codie Garth & Tyler Hill on interviewing Dana Hodge II
0:21 Nov 17, 2015 Download
Play/Pause Reflection by Daeshawn Washington & George Grishom on interviewing Wes Lyons
0:33 Nov 17, 2015 Download
Play/Pause Reflection by Tyreik Smith & Zion Thomas on interviewing Daryl Milliner
0:21 Nov 17, 2015 Download
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