Home > Documents Documents "Black History, Our History" To learn more about the erasure of Black people and history from Chapel Hill, read "Black History, Our History" by Cynthia Edwards-Paschall for Chapel Hill Magazine. "Black History, Our History" "Fighting Environmental Racism in North Carolina" The article, "Fighting Environmental Racism in North Carolina," by Vann R. Newkirk II in The New Yorker details the long history of environmental racism committed by local governments against the Rogers-Eubanks neighborhood. The reporter discussed the history with Rogers-Eubanks Neighborhood… "Fighting Environmental Racism in North Carolina" "Lane to discuss new leader; Chambers 'vision, zeal' cited" Dr. Alex A. Chambers served as pastor at St. Joseph CME Church from 1964-1967. This article from The Jackson Sun in Jackson, Tennessee details Dr. Chambers funeral services. Photo courtesy of Patricia "Pat" Jackson and St. Joseph CME Church. "Lane to discuss new leader; Chambers 'vision, zeal' cited" "President of Lane dies" Dr. Alex A. Chambers served as pastor at St. Joseph CME Church from 1964-1967. This newspaper article announcing his passing lists his accomplishments while serving as President of Lane College. Photo courtesy of Patricia "Pat" Jackson and St. Joseph CME Church. "President of Lane dies" "Putting the Past in Focus" - The "Gray Ladies" of N.C. Memorial Hospital This newspaper article from The Chapel Hill Herald discusses Chapel Hill's "Gray Ladies," who volunteered their caregiving services in hospitals. Photo courtesy of Patricia "Pat" Jackson and St. Joseph CME Church. "Putting the Past in Focus" - The "Gray Ladies" of N.C. Memorial Hospital "The Quaker Freedmen's school in Chapel Hill" This article details the history of the Quaker Freedmen's School in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The Freedmen's school later became the Orange County Training School. "The Quaker Freedmen's school in Chapel Hill" Deed to St. Joseph CME Church While the land that St. Joseph CME Church sits on was originally allocated for Lincoln High School, the town made the decision that the site was too small to serve all of the Black high school students in Orange County. Trustees of St. Joseph worked together, some even mortgaging their homes, to… Deed to St. Joseph CME Church Dishing It Up at Heavenly Groceries The food ministry at St. Joseph C.M.E. began in 2004 as part of Rev. Troy F. Harrison’s vision of a “church without walls.” Initially a bread ministry stocked with loaves and coffeecakes donated by an Entemann’s Bakery Outlet, the ministry has grown to a grocery-style, no-documentation-needed, fresh… Dishing It Up at Heavenly Groceries Funeral Service Program for Mr. Brodie Edwards, Sr. Mr. Brodie Edwards, Sr.'s funeral took place on October 24, 1975 at St. Joseph CME Church. Rev. Wylie E. Wilson officiated the service. Photo courtesy of Mrs. Patricia Jackson and St. Joseph CME Church. Funeral Service Program for Mr. Brodie Edwards, Sr. Funeral Service Program for Mr. Charlie N. Fearrington Mr. Charlie N. Fearrington funeral took place on September 27, 1975 at St. Joseph CME Church. Rev. Wylie E. Wilson officiated the service. Photo courtesy of Mrs. Patricia Jackson and St. Joseph CME Church. Funeral Service Program for Mr. Charlie N. Fearrington Funeral Service Program for Mr. Ernest Earl Edwards Mr. Ernest Earl Edwards' funeral took place on February 22, 1975 at St. Joseph CME Church. Rev. Wylie E. Wilson officiated the service. Photo courtesy of Mrs. Patricia Jackson and St. Joseph CME Church. Funeral Service Program for Mr. Ernest Earl Edwards Funeral Service Program for Mr. James Dooley Mr. James Dooley's funeral took place on Februar 13, 1976 at St. Joseph CME Church. Rev. Wylie E. Wilson officiated the service. Photo courtesy of Mrs. Patricia Jackson and St. Joseph CME Church. Funeral Service Program for Mr. James Dooley Funeral Service Program for Mr. Walter "Rat" Farrington Mr. Walter "Rat" Farrington's funeral took place on October 2, 1975 at St. Joseph CME Church. Rev. Wylie E. Wilson officiated the service. Photo courtesy of Mrs. Patricia Jackson and St. Joseph CME Church. Funeral Service Program for Mr. Walter "Rat" Farrington Funeral Service Program for Mrs. Argusta G. Edwards Mrs. Argusta G. Edwards' funeral took place on February 3, 1976 at St. Joseph CME Church. Rev. Wylie E. Wilson officiated the service. Photo courtesy of Mrs. Patricia Jackson and St. Joseph CME Church. Funeral Service Program for Mrs. Argusta G. Edwards Funeral Service Program for Mrs. Arvella Mae Sligh Briggs Mrs. Arvella Mae Sligh Briggs' funeral took place on August 18, 1976 at St. Joseph CME Church. Rev. Wylie E. Wilson officiated the service. Photo courtesy of Mrs. Patricia Jackson and St. Joseph CME Church. Funeral Service Program for Mrs. Arvella Mae Sligh Briggs Funeral Service Program for Mrs. Mary Jones Cotton Mrs. Mary Jones Cotton's funeral took place on June 9, 1977 at St. Joseph CME Church. Rev. Wylie E. Wilson officiated the service. Photo courtesy of Mrs. Patricia Jackson and St. Joseph CME Church. Funeral Service Program for Mrs. Mary Jones Cotton Funeral Service Program for Mrs. Myrtle Farrington Bynum Mrs. Myrtle Farrington Bynum's funeral took place on January 2, 1977 at St. Joseph CME Church. Rev. Wylie E. Wilson officiated the service. Photo courtesy of Mrs. Patricia Jackson and St. Joseph CME Church. Funeral Service Program for Mrs. Myrtle Farrington Bynum Funeral Service Program for Mrs. Viola S. Fearrington Mrs. Viola S. Fearrington's funeral took place on April 19, 1976 at St. Joseph CME Church. Rev. Wylie E. Wilson officiated the service. Photo courtesy of Mrs. Patricia Jackson and St. Joseph CME Church. Funeral Service Program for Mrs. Viola S. Fearrington H. Lee Waters Logbook, Volume 1, Pages 148-149 H. Lee Waters Logbook, Volume 1, Pages 148-149 History of Lincoln High School by Mr. Edwin Caldwell In June 1973, Mr. Edwin Caldwell wrote a history of Lincoln High School for Lincoln High School Alumni Association. Starting with the establishment of the "Free School," Mr. Caldwell details the events leading up to the renaming of O.C.T.S. to Lincoln High School. To read the history, click here. History of Lincoln High School by Mr. Edwin Caldwell History of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church This article is a brief history of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church from the CME Church calendar. Photos courtesy of Mrs. Patricia "Pat" Jackson and St. Joseph CME Church. History of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church Map of Pritchard's Field Map of Pritchard's Field On and Off the Midway In 1957 in Chapel Hill, only 3 restaurants in Chapel Hill were desegregated, those owned and run by the immigrant Danziger family. Otherwise, Jim Crow laws kept Black residents from sharing a lunch counter, much less a table with whites. Breaking bread together would be one of the last thresholds of… On and Off the Midway Order of Service from Rev. Alex A. Chamber's Service of Memory Dr. Alex A. Chambers served as pastor at St. Joseph CME Church from 1964-1967. His Service of Memory took place at Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee on March 23, 1992. This pamphlet includes his obituary and information on the service. Photo courtesy of Patricia "Pat" Jackson and St. Joseph CME… Order of Service from Rev. Alex A. Chamber's Service of Memory 1 2 Next Page