Audio
Della Kostelnik Juarez and Julia Juarez-Kostelnik
From the Collection: Pain and Promise: Remembering the Fight for School IntegrationIn this recording, Julia Juarez-Kostelnik speaks with her mother Della Kostelnik Juarez about her formative years in Seattle public schools. Della describes the importance of her principal Roberta Byrd Barr - an activist, actress, and educator - in teaching her the politics of social justice. She also recalls her parents’ efforts to inculcate a diverse worldview in her, signing her up for a volunteer busing program in Seattle during the 1960s.