This national oral history project documents the lives of elders—activists, storytellers, and community builders—who have shaped American public life through movements for justice, equity, and liberation. Conducted between 2022 and 2024 across ten U.S. regions, the collection features over 230 interviews and 1,000 personal mementos, exploring themes like protest, gender politics, housing inequality, and community resilience. Led by Baldwin-Emerson Fellows—acclaimed writers embedded in their own communities—the project was produced by the Incite Institute at Columbia University in partnership with Baldwin for the Arts. All interviews are publicly accessible online as audio recordings with indexed themes, and both full transcripts and audio files are available for download.