Community Voices: The Postville Oral History Project Recording with Dona Peck

Dona Peck was born and raised in Postville, Iowa. She experienced life in a small town and has observed all the changes that have come to Postville through the years. Dona grew up attending the Presbyterian Church in Postville and has spent a lot of her retirement participating in church events and volunteering through Presbyterian Disaster Assistance. Dona also volunteers at the local Food Pantry. Like many in the community, after the May 12th, 2008 ICE raid on Agriprocessors, Dona spent time helping out at the Presbyterian Church. In the interview, Dona recounts her experience of witnessing the trauma of the event and the fear that remained in the community during the following days. In the interview, Dona also comments on the changes that occurred in Postville after the raid and the media’s portrayal of Postville.https://scholarworks.uni.edu/postville_oralhistory/1011/thumbnail.jp