In the second half of this two-part reflection, the story deepens: how a forgotten inventor’s hand-operated windshield wiper reshaped the way we navigate storms, yet their name slipped from the record. From Alabama’s fields to New York’s streets, this episode traces the overlooked legacy of resilience, empathy, and mechanical brilliance.

Through archival storytelling, immersive narration, and evocative sound design, we explore invention, innovation, and the cultural silence that erases pioneers from history. It’s a meditation on visibility and recognition—who gets remembered, who gets erased, and why their contributions still matter today.

Part 2 of Wiped Away continues the thread with clarity, resonance, and justice-driven storytelling.

Credits:

Echoes in the First Person is a collective effort.

Deep thanks to Scott A. Jennings, our masterful sound mixer. Original composition by Ayla M. Charness, who shapes our sonic world as both sound designer and composer. Theme music by Soundside

Produced by Michael Washington Brown, with care and intention.

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A visionary from the Deep South reimagined how we move through storms—yet history left their name behind. This immersive monologue traces a journey from Alabama’s fields to New York’s frozen streets, where a fleeting moment of empathy sparked a mechanical breakthrough: the first hand-operated windshield wiper. A design born of clarity, resilience, and quiet brilliance.

Through archival storytelling, poetic narration, and evocative sound design, this episode explores invention, legacy, and the cost of being ahead of one’s time. It’s a meditation on visibility—what we see, what we ignore, and who gets remembered.

This is Part 1 of a two-part reflection. The thread continues in Wiped Away: Part 2 – Thursday Thread.

Credits:

Echoes in the First Person is a collective effort.

Deep thanks to Scott A. Jennings, our masterful sound mixer. Original composition by Ayla M. Charness, who shapes our sonic world as both sound designer and composer. Theme music by Soundside

Produced by Michael Washington Brown, with care and intention.

Share the Echo If this episode resonated with you, please share it. Pass it on. Let these echoes reach someone who needs them.

Echoes Ethos When History Speaks, We listen.

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Stories that honor, voices that endure Subscribe—and let the echoes find you.

A denied a medal. A name erased from the record. A legacy carried not in trophies, but in footsteps.

This second chapter continues the first-person monologue of a trailblazer who raced not for glory, but for dignity. From segregated streets to international arenas, from quiet heartbreak to thunderous ovation, this is the story of what it means to endure—and to be seen.

Set against echoes of archival static and reverent silence, the voice returns with clarity and grace, tracing the aftershocks of a life lived in motion. Mentorship becomes memory. Memory becomes movement.

This is not a comeback. It’s a reclamation.

A final tribute to resilience, recognition, and the unfinished race of remembrance.

This is The Fastest Man You Never Knew: Part 2 – Thursday Thread.

Credits:

Echoes in the First Person is a collective effort.

Deep thanks to Scott A. Jennings, our masterful sound mixer. Original composition by Ayla M. Charness, who shapes our sonic world as both sound designer and composer. Theme music by Soundside

Produced by Michael Washington Brown, with care and intention.

Share the Echo If this episode resonated with you, please share it. Pass it on. Let these echoes reach someone who needs them.

Echoes Ethos When History Speaks, We listen.

Explore more www.echoesinthefirstperson.com

Stories that honor, voices that endure Subscribe—and let the echoes find you.