Audio produced by StoryCorps Studios in partnership with GBH Boston.
In this recording, Gregory Johnson is interviewed by his wife Marcia Johnson. He describes his involvement in Seattle’s busing program, remembering the Seattle of his childhood as a “big hick town”, a fact which shaped how desegregation was perceived and managed there. Gregory recounts the racial violence that drove his family to move to the Northwest, and the continued discrimination he faced among peers and adults during the integration process.
Audio recorded on May 22, 2023 at KCTS in Seattle
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