The SWATL Oral History Project

The SWATL Oral History Project was a multi-modal project that aimed to document the recent and historical narratives of Atlanta’s Southwest neighborhoods, while providing learning opportunities for neighborhood youths in interviewing, researching, recording and audio editing, and photography. Comprised of audio recording oral histories, a research blog, photographs, video, and archival materials, the goal of the project was to produce a multi-layered collaborative living document with multiple points of access that illuminate the rich history of the Southwest side of Atlanta.

Audio Recordings

James Bridges recorded by The Andrew P. Stewart Center iLead Campers with additional facilitation by Rachel Garbus at Ariel Bowen United Methodist Church on July 11, 2017.

Pastor Gloria Grant recorded by The Andrew P. Stewart Center iLead Campers with additional facilitation by Rachel Garbus at Ariel Bowen United Methodist Church on July 11, 2017.

Brendan Dean recorded by The Andrew P. Stewart Center iLead Campers with additional facilitation by Rachel Garbus at Ariel Bowen United Methodist Church on July 11, 2017.

Joyce Cullins recorded by The Andrew P. Stewart Center iLead Campers with additional facilitation by Rachel Garbus at Ariel Bowen United Methodist Church on July 11, 2017.

Larry and Mary Phillips recorded by The Andrew P. Stewart Center iLead Campers with additional facilitation by Rachel Garbus at Ariel Bowen United Methodist Church on July 11, 2017.

Janice Hall Keyton recorded by The Andrew P. Stewart Center iLead Campers with additional facilitation by Rachel Garbus at Ariel Bowen United Methodist Church on July 11, 2017.

Miss Annette Samuels recorded by Meredith Kooi at Pittman Park on December 4, 2017.

Christopher Welch recorded by Alice Kim at the Pittsburgh Yards Groundbreaking Celebration on March 10, 2018.

Sonya Howard recorded by WonderRoot’s Head of Creative Placemaking Brandon Jones at the Pittsburgh Yards Groundbreaking Celebration on March 10, 2018.

Bianca Cato recorded by WonderRoot’s Head of Creative Placemaking Brandon Jones at the Pittsburgh Yards Groundbreaking Celebration on March 10, 2018.

Kysha Hehn recorded by WonderRoot’s Head of Creative Placemaking Brandon Jones at the Pittsburgh Yards Groundbreaking Celebration on March 10, 2018.

Rupert Rukuumba Nedd recorded by WonderRoot’s Hydiah Sylla at the Pittsburgh Yards Groundbreaking Celebration on March 10, 2018.

Deborah Callaway recorded by Meredith Kooi at Crogman School Lofts on April 12, 2018.

Audio recording made during a walking tour of Pittman Park led by Douglas Dean, former GA house representative on April 20, 2018. Audio and photographs by students in the journalism after-school program led by The Andrew P. Stewart Center at The Kindezi School at Gideons Elementary.