The Story

Adam David Miller was just nineteen years old when a rash decision changed the course of his life: he wrote a short note to a young woman he was interested in and passed it to her. The problem was, the girl was white, and after he was caught, Adam had to face the harsh punishment of Jim Crow law. Also: The Anonymous Heartache Project. And: Personal Politics, your stories.

In 1987, Jack Bouroudjian was a first year trader on Wall Street. As things started to go sour on "Black Monday", Jack was making money, buying at bargain prices. Then he took one look at the faces of the older traders and he knew this was not your typical "buy low, sell high" scenario. Then, to the crash of 1929 - a woman remembers how her family become homeless during The Great Depression. Also on the show: Freda Aron turns 93.

As activists were fighting for equal access to schools and the voting booth, George Wallace gave a speech when he was inaugurated as Alabama governor: “Segregation now, segregation forever.”

Roger Lucey was a young musician who used his music to confront apartheid in South Africa. But just as Roger's career was taking off, a young South African security officer was assigned to ruin him. The two men join Dick Gordon to talk about their unlikely friendship, and about what lessons their story holds for the United States. Also in the show: A professional sports fan.