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  • Call NumberOSOS_OH_0028-accs
  • Summary(0:25) Moving from the Cooper Projects to Bed-Stuy -- (0:38) Attending Catholic school -- (0:41) Caring for siblings -- (0:57) Adams Track Club, too poor to afford the subway -- (1:27) Learning kindness, strength, and respect from hardship -- (3:01) Giving back and learning from volunteering -- (3:28) Being raised by community -- (3:57) Great-grandmother's stories -- (4:58) Teaching seniors exercise and learning about their lives -- (6:11) Losing son to an aneurysm -- (8:30) World Track and Field Games -- (8:52) Winning gold medals in the Senior Games -- (9:08) Helping others to enjoy their lives as they get older -- (9:18) Understanding how to relate to kids struggling with poverty -- (10:01) Difficulty moving to Queens -- (10:10) Teaching exercise classes and line dancing in Wingate -- (11:30) Sharing your gifts in life -- (12:19) Racism at a track meet in Texas -- (14:26) Turning hardships into strength and opportunities for growth -- (14:41) Starting track in high school -- (15:01) Fred Thompson's "fairy godmother" program -- (15:41) Childhood poverty -- (16:06) Using winnings from the Colgate Women's Games to attend New York City College -- (17:52) Learning music in retirement -- (18:41) Competing in the 65-69 age category -- (19:27) Staying active and healthy -- (21:07) Relationship with her adopted father and aunt -- (22:02) Her aunt's positive attitude toward illness and age -- (23:24) Faith and tragedy -- (24:49) Child abuse -- (25:30) Forgiveness -- (27:11) Checking in with friends and family -- (27:54) Putting forward kindness and avoiding judgement.
  • Date2016-06-13
  • Physical Description1 sound file (30 min.) : digital, MP3
  • CreatorClark, Cassie
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • Digital Public Library of AmericaThis item is represented in the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA).
  • Formatsound recording-nonmusical
  • GenreinterviewsMP3
  • NoteAudio interview conducted on June 13, 2016, by Taina Evans at Quincy Senior Residences. Collected through Our Streets, Our Stories, an oral history project of Brooklyn Public Library. This project is a partnership with Services for Older Adults and the Brooklyn Collection.
  • SubjectCatholic schools ; Poverty ; Volunteerism ; Special education ; Older people ; Exercise ; Aneurysms ; Grief ; September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 ; Therapeutic foster care ; Adopted children--Family relationships ; Racism ; Retirement ; Child abuse ; Faith
  • PlaceBedford-Stuyvesant (New York, N.Y.)Greenpoint (New York, N.Y.)Queens (New York, N.Y.)
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  • TitleOral history interview conducted with Cassie (Skipper) Clark on 2016 June 13.