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City partners with StoryCorps for weeklong oral-history recordings
Summary
Birmingham announced a partnership with StoryCorps and local anchor partner Rooted Impact to collect residents' stories this week; Rooted Impact and StoryCorps representatives described programs, how interviews become part of the national archive, and invited council sponsorship for local events.
Birmingham officials announced a partnership with StoryCorps on June 30, inviting residents to record oral histories during a week of mobile StoryCorps interviews in the city.
A city representative said the city has partnered with Rooted Impact Consulting as a local anchor and introduced Mishay Oden of Rooted Impact, who told the council the project aims to preserve neighborhood histories and "make sure our city's legacy is told by people who built it." Latoya Dawkins with StoryCorps said interviews recorded during the partnership will become part of the Library of Congress collection and highlighted speakers and topics planned for the local sessions.
The mayor's office representative noted the announcement as part of the mayor's report and encouraged council sponsorship and public participation. Councilors thanked the presenters and the mayor's office for bringing the opportunity to Birmingham. No funding request or council action related to the partnership was recorded in the meeting transcript.
City officials encouraged residents to sign up and participate; StoryCorps representatives emphasized reaching entrepreneurs, neighborhood leaders, veterans, artists and everyday residents so those stories are preserved in the national archive.
