StoryCorps

With 2024 coming to a close, we look back on some of the standout conversations from StoryCorps Charlotte between neighbors, friends and family.

Mecklenburg County Commissioner Arthur Griffin grew up in Charlotte attending segregated schools in the 1950s. He sat down at StoryCorps to share his memories of what it was like.

Pedro Lopez, a 24-year-old born in Mexico, recalls when ICE agents raided the meatpacking plant in Iowa where his parents worked. "It was just shattering," he said.