Toriano Newton interviewed her grandmonther, Nellie Mitchell, at her aunt's house in Carol City, Florida, on March 22, 2002. This interview is part of the Turner Tech Oral History Archive, a collection of Turner Tech students' oral history interviews that grows every year. Each year, Turner Tech students utilize their technical skills learned in the school to capture local history and honor the community's pioneer citizens. Students interview, record, transcribe and reproduce the memories of Miami residents, with a focus on civil rights. Nellie Mitchell was born and raised in Miami, Florida. In this interview, Mitchell talks about her feelings about growing up and living in Miami, especially her experience of segregation in Miami. The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King and the 1968 Liberty City riots are mentioned in the interview.