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Life Histories of Hamtramck (2016) is an oral history archive of Hamtramck residents’ personal stories that make up the greater narrative of the city. 



The clip above was featured in an oral histories panel at the 2018 American Historical Association conference, where we discussed our strategy of acknowledging dialogues that already exist (“x person thinks y”) when asking questions.

Participant Ted Palac at his boxing gym
Photo by Kenny Karpov

Click here to view the full archive, photos, transcripts, etc.

Created in collaboration with Sarah Wilson.