Urban and rural teens swap hometowns and are shocked by what they learn about each other
“We’re trying to create a kind of antidote to prejudice by bringing together groups of young people who are very different from each other ... politically, racially, ethnically, culturally, socioeconomically, and providing them with experiences that help them humanize the other so that they don’t demonize them later,” said David McCullough III, the founder of the American Exchange Project, which he launched in 2019 to break down entrenched stereotypes and spark lasting friendships.