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StoryCorps' mission is to provide people of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share, and preserve the stories of their lives. The StoryCorps Mobile Booth is in Durham April 17 - May 16. StoryCorps interviews are heard Fridays during Morning Edition.

'I Am Glad That You Dared Greatly'

Bonnie Hacker and Erin Nivens
StoryCorps

In 1979, Bonnie Hacker became one of the first single parents to adopt a child in the state of North Carolina.  Seven-year-old Erin moved in with Bonnie, first in a foster-care arrangement. The adoption process began shortly thereafter:

Bonnie Hacker and Erin Nivens recorded their story in Durham North Carolina when StoryCorps came to town. They talked inside StoryCorps' mobile recording booth, which was parked on the American Tobacco campus.

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