I See My Light Shining
I see
My light
Shining
Established by award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson, the Baldwin-Emerson Elders Project captures and celebrates the untold stories of activists, storytellers, and community builders who have witnessed and shaped monumental change in American public life.
Established by award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson, the Baldwin-Emerson Elders Project captures and celebrates the untold stories of activists, storytellers, and community builders who have witnessed and shaped monumental change in American public life.
Collections
In 2020, ten award-winning writers were selected as Baldwin-Emerson Fellows and began traveling across America to capture the oral histories of extraordinary elders from all walks of life.
By 2023, the Fellows gathered hundreds of oral history interviews, which together create a distinctive new portrait of American life.
Interviews
A Federal Writers' Project for the 21st century!
The Baldwin-Emerson Elders Project is a nationwide initiative focused on preserving the histories of Black, Latine, Asian, Indigenous, and queer elders. Produced by Baldwin For The Arts and the Columbia Center for Oral History Research, with backing from Emerson Collective, the Elders Project draws inspiration from the Federal Writers' Project.
