Fighting Battles

Fighting Battles
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Fighting Battles
WBEZ/file

Fighting Battles

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Millicent Gordon and Ann Johnson first met as pre-teens growing up in segregated Virginia. They’ve been best friends ever since, and last year traveled to Canada to marry.  Millicent interviewed Ann about their shared past and the possibilities in their future.

They were recorded in the StoryCorps MobileBooth when it visited Chicago in 2005.This story originally broadcast August 25, 2005.