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Undocumented Experiences: Duquesne’s Oral History Initiative Aims to Share Stories of the Marginalized

January 1, 2020

“You can’t get something like that from another source.” This is how Megan DeFries describes listening to oral histories of slaves sharing their hardships and firsthand experiences in a racist South during the Civil War. As she explains, in the 1930s during the Great Depression, federal writers began a project to document former slaves to … More Undocumented Experiences: Duquesne’s Oral History Initiative Aims to Share Stories of the Marginalized

Jorden Thornton’s Motto: Drive, Support, Initiative Triumph Over Life’s Gender Stereotypes

January 1, 2020

By Daniel Priore The sun did not rise that morning, or if it did, it was impossible to see past the thick, rolling grey clouds. The snow came down at a steady pace, etching a foreboding frost onto the field. Below-freezing temperatures only made conditions more unbearable as the shaking players prepared themselves for the … More Jorden Thornton’s Motto: Drive, Support, Initiative Triumph Over Life’s Gender Stereotypes