Season 6, Episode 1: Capturing Change to Build a Future: The Woodbridge Oral History Archive

What happens when a neighborhood tells its own story? In this episode of Reverb Effect, we step into Detroit’s Woodbridge neighborhood to hear firsthand accounts of resilience, memory, and change – from postwar life and the 1967 uprising to art, activism, and shifting pressures of today.

What happens when a neighborhood tells its own story? In this episode of Reverb Effect, we step into Detroit’s Woodbridge neighborhood to hear firsthand accounts of resilience, memory, and change – from postwar life and the 1967 uprising to art, activism, and shifting pressures of today.

Cheyenne Pettit received her PhD in History in 2025 and is now Assistant Professor of History at Missouri Southern State University. Richard Bachmann is a resident of Woodbridge and a PhD candidate in History. Angie Gaabo is a resident of Woodbridge and former director of the Woodbridge Neighborhood Development nonprofit organization.

Explore more at the Woodbridge Digital Archive.

View the full episode transcript.

Production Credits

Episode Producers: Cheyenne Pettit, Richard Bachmann

Season Producer: Cheyenne Pettit

Executive Producer: Joseph W. Ho

Editorial Board: Joseph W. Ho, Kenneth Mills, Gregory Parker

Music: Eguana, “Wind In Wheat Fields” (Endless Quest Media)

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