The voices of Island elders filled the room at MVTV Studios on Tuesday afternoon as students and community members gathered for a first look at the Martha’s Vineyard Living Legends Oral History Project.
The project, led by the Martha’s Vineyard Diversity Coalition’s education committee, pairs Island students with BIPOC and immigrant elders to record their stories. Attendees viewed early film edits of the interviews, celebrating the voices and history that shapes Island life.
Launched in 2021, the project has grown into a partnership among local educators and organizations including the MV branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), Circuit Arts, the Martha’s Vineyard Museum, MVTV, MVY Radio, the NAACP of Martha’s Vineyard, Oak Bluffs library, Renaissance House, and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) Education Program.
