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Whenever Dr. William Lynn Weaver needed help solving a problem, he knew he could always count on his father, Ted Weaver, who was a janitor and chauffeur. In high school, Lynn was one of 14 Black students who integrated West High School in Knoxville, Tennessee. During this difficult time, Lynn was also trying to stay on top of his academics. At StoryCorps, Lynn told his daughter, Kimberly, how his dad showed him the way forward.

Directed by
Richard O’Connor

Executive Producers
Michael Garofalo
Rachel Hartman
Dave Isay

Producer
Savannah Winchester

Senior Audio Producer
Sarah Kramer

Audio Produced by
Katie Simon

Supervising Sound Recordist
Elaine Davenport

Audio Mixed By
Jarrett Floyd

Animation by
Ace & Son Moving Picture Co., LLC

Design
Keenon Farrell

Animators
Taisiya Zaretskaya
Natalie Greene

Art Production
Ruyin Tsai

Original Music
Joshua Abrams

Music Performed by
Joshua Abrams
Hamid Drake
Marquis Hill
Emmett Kelly
Adam Thornburg

Music Mixed by
Joshua Abrams
Neil Strauch

Outro Music by
“Home Home at Last” by Blue Dot Sessions
From the Album Warmbody
Published by Blue Dot Sessions

Special Thanks
Dr. William Lynn Weaver
Kimberly Weaver

In Partnership with
American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress
NPR
POV

Funding Provided by
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
A private corporation funded by the American people.
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