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Alton Russell was the long-time Chair of the Republican party in Columbus, Georgia. Wane Hailes was the head of the local NAACP chapter. Although they knew of each other, they had never actually spoken—until they sat down for this One Small Step conversation.
One Small Step brings strangers with different political views together to record a 50-minute conversation—not to debate politics, but to learn more about who we are as people. Learn more: takeonesmallstep.org
Directed by: Julie Zammarchi
Executive Producers: Michael Garofalo, Dave Isay & Rachel Hartman
Animation Produced by: Savannah Winchester
Audio Produced by: Kerrie Hillman
Supervising Sound Recordist: Justin Cummins
Intro Music: "Lahaina" by Blue Dot Sessions
Outro Music: "City Hall" by Vienna Teng, StoryCorps Commission, 2019
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Alton Russell was the long-time Chair of the Republican party in Columbus, Georgia. Wane Hailes was the head of the local NAACP chapter. Although they knew of each other, they had never actually spoken—until they sat down for this One Small Step conversation.
One Small Step brings strangers with different political views together to record a 50-minute conversation—not to debate politics, but to learn more about who we are as people. Learn more: takeonesmallstep.org
Directed by: Julie Zammarchi
Executive Producers: Michael Garofalo, Dave Isay & Rachel Hartman
Animation Produced by: Savannah Winchester
Audio Produced by: Kerrie Hillman
Supervising Sound Recordist: Justin Cummins
Intro Music: "Lahaina" by Blue Dot Sessions
Outro Music: "City Hall" by Vienna Teng, StoryCorps Commission, 2019
