Vickie Kilimanjaro was born in Enfield, North Carolina, and attended North Carolina College (now North Carolina Central University) in Durham. Kilimanjaro married and moved to Greensboro in 1956. She discusses her career in library science, her educational experience in the city of Greensboro, and her extensive involvement with The Carolina Peacemaker. Kilimanjaro recounts the history of the newspaper, from its creation by her husband to its coverage of major events in the Civil Rights Movement, such as the Greensboro Massacre. Kilimanjaro also discusses her activism in the Civil Rights Movement, her participation in the March on Washington, her attendance at a Vietnam peace talk in Paris, her husband's involvement in the Greensboro sit-ins, and her meeting with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. She focuses on her community and civic participation, including her involvement with the Rotary Club of Greensboro, the Jewish community, the National Association of Autistic Citizens, and her membership in the North Carolina Council of Developmental Disabilities.