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Albert Washington

"[My son] went in the Navy first, and when he came out of the Navy, he went to work for us. And I would put him on the hardest thing on the job, and that’s why he’s such a brick mason, such a good mason. Every corner or curve that I had, I would put him on." - Albert Washington

Troy Harrison

Willis Farrington

Born and raised in Northside, Reverend Willis Farrington recounts the community of Northside and the Roberson Street Community Center as his childhood home. As an integral individual in Northside, the community supported his decision to become a minister and lead jail and street ministries. Now,…

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Collection: The Northside News

The Northside News is our monthly "print link." Delivered hand-to-hand to more than 1000 households in Northside and Pine Knolls, 6 local churches, dozens of local businesses, Northside Elementary, and Hargraves each month, the Northside News connects neighbors around issues and opportunities of…

 Albert "Bruce" Washington - On his final thoughts (clip)

 Albert "Bruce" Washington - On a gateway (clip)

 Albert "Bruce" Washington - On legacy and land (clip)

 Albert "Bruce" Washington - Brick has been good to me (clip)

 Albert "Bruce" Washington - On teaching the trade (clip)

Yvonne Cleveland: What is one thing you would want to share with people today who might be interested in this kind of work? Another question is: do you think this kind of work is still in existence? Albert Washington: Well, it is now, but when I first started, it was all Black [people] doing it…

 Albert "Bruce" Washington - One million bricks (clip)

 Albert "Bruce" Washington - Background information (clip)

Yvonne Cleveland: What made you interested in becoming a brick mason? Albert Washington: Well, I took it in high school at Chatham County, Horton High School, and they used to interview us and say who’s going to college? If you weren't going to college, they would teach you a trade—carpeting, brick…

 Albert "Bruce" Washington - Introductions (clip)

 Albert Washington - On his work as a builder

“Everything you do, just make it look good and have pride in what you do. And we had a lot of pride in what we did.” - Albert Williams Albert Washington is a former brick mason and Black business owner. He and his business partner, Barry Kelly, have been in business together for 37 years. Over that…

 Albert Washington - On games at Hargraves Community Center (clip)

 Albert Washington - On his business, church, and growing up in Northside

This interview is part of the Marian Cheek Jackson Center’s Oral History Trust. Albert (Bruce) Washington, III grew up in Chatham County with his mother and in Northside with his father and extended family. He was an only child, but grew up in the context of many cousins, aunts, and uncles who cared…

 Troy Harrison - There's a struggle going on (clip)

In this short clip, Rev. Harrison talks about his dream for Chapel Hill.

 Albert Williams, Troy Harrison, and Lavisha Williams at the Black Church Panel

 Troy Harrison Prayer

 Troy Harrison Singing

 Della Pollock and Troy Harrison in back of youth cypher

 Della Pollock and Pastor Troy Harrison

 Virginia, Revels, and Pastor Troy Harrison do the electric slide

 Robert Revels sings with Jarrett Dawson and Pastor Troy Harrison

 Pastor Troy Harrison's shrimp and grits

 Troy Harrison and Brianna Harrison

 Pastor Troy Harrison singing "I Won't Complain"

 Rev Troy Harrison makes his famous shrimp and grits

 Willis Farrington - On his prison ministry (clip)

 Willis Farrington - On Mr. White Bynum building A.D. Clark Pool (clip)

 Willis Farrington - On renaming Hargraves Community Center (clip)

 Willis Farrington - On events at Hargraves Community Center (clip)

 Willis Farrington - On Hargraves being a home away from home (clip)

 Willis Farrington - On the changes at Hargraves Community Center (clip)

 Willis Fearrington Leads Vigil

 Willis Farrington and Jim Wallace

 Willis Farrington and Regina Merritt

 Willis Farrington - On growing up in Northside, his ministry, and changes in Chapel Hill

This interview is part of the Marian Cheek Jackson Center’s Life History Series. Reverend Willis Farrington, a leader of St. Joseph CME Church, was born in Chapel Hill and spent the entirety of his childhood running the streets of Northside and the Roberson Street Community Center. Reverend…

 Willis Farrington - On growing up in Northside, local businesses, and Northside neighbors

This interview is part of the Marian Cheek Jackson Center’s Life History Series. Minister Willis Farrington, an associate pastor at S. Joseph CME Church, grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He grew up going to St. Joseph CME all his life and has never been a member of another church. In 1975 he…

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