From the Rock Wall Living Histories of Black Chapel Hill/Carrboro
"We’re writing our own history."Ms. Esphur Foster
From the Rock Wall is an interactive site for all who have lived, worked, worshipped, played, and served in–and everyone who wants to join in preserving the future of–historically Black neighborhoods in southern Orange County, NC: come listen and witness!
Do you remember . . .
playing for the Ponderosa, Merritt Mill, the Mountain Boys, or the Baja?
Who played? Who won? Where? Respond here
Did you know that . . .
Northside leader and the first Black female police officer at UNC, Ms. Keith Edwards, fought and, in 1995, won an eight-year battle against racial and gender discrimination?
Listen to Keith's account
Did you know that . . .
Northside drummer, Bubba Norwood, spent ten years on the road with Ike and Tina Turner?
Listen to Bubba tell his story
Did you know that . . .
residents led the creation of forty affordable homes in Northside between 20015 and 2020, with more to come?
Check out the Northside Neighborhood Initiative
Do you remember . . .
listening to Dr. Martin Luther speak at the Roberson Street Center (renamed the Hargraves Community Center in 1973) in 1960?
Learn more about why King was here