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Freda Andrews
Since she was a child, Freda Andrews knew that she wanted to pursue a career in education. Her experiences at Northside Elementary, alongside her involvement in the Southern Freedom Movement, influenced her desire to carve out spaces to teach Black history and inspire her students to feel empowered…
Freda Andrews

Gwen Atwater
Gwen Atwater came to call Chapel Hill home after moving here with her husband, who had spent his childhood playing in these streets. She began teaching at Frank Porter Graham Elementary School in 1973, where she spent the next three decades engaging with bright, young minds. To this day, she is…
Gwen Atwater

Patricia "Pat" Jackson
"All I wanted to do was just be present and serve activism, not understanding that that came with some consequences. . .once you step out in service there are consequences and just as you step out in service for the lord there are consequences."
- Pat Jackson
Patricia "Pat" Jackson

Albert Simms Williams
"If you can be patient and be kind, even a bull dog will stop barking and listen to you. If you take the time with it, you’ll back it down."
- Albert Simms Williams
Albert Simms Williams
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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…
Collection: The Northside News
Freda Andrews - On education, teaching, and the Freedom Movement
Freda Andrews is a daughter of the Northside. Notably, her primary and secondary school education transformed her life immeasurably. Her teachers, especially at Northside Elementary, created a classroom setting that directed individual attention to each student. Fostered by these nurturing teachers,…
Freda Andrews - On education, teaching, and the Freedom Movement
Freda Andrews - On her experience at Northside (clip)
Freda Andrews: I grew up walking to Northside Elementary School because that’s the mode of transportation in those days. And I would cross a little branch everyday going to Northside, which was 20 minutes from my house, if that much. The only difficulty with that sometimes, the little water would…
Freda Andrews - On her experience at Northside (clip)

Gwen Atwater feature with Billue Baldwin in background
Gwen Atwater feature with Billue Baldwin in background
Gwen Atwater - On family, faith, segregation, and Frank Porter Graham Elementary School
Gwen Atwater came to Chapel Hill, her husband’s hometown, after he got out of the military. Following a brief stint in customer service and time working in the school district’s administrative offices, she took a job teaching at Frank Porter Graham Elementary School in 1973. She became an FPG…
Gwen Atwater - On family, faith, segregation, and Frank Porter Graham Elementary School
Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On her family, faith, community, and civil rights
Patricia Jackson grew up in Chapel Hill, NC and has been a member of St. Joseph CME Church for over forty years. She now works with Wake County Schools and is also a church secretary, a stewardess, and a community activist. This interview was done as part of the Marian Cheek Jackson Center…
Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On her family, faith, community, and civil rights
Patricia Jackson - Fire Hose (clip)
In this audio clip, Ms. Pat (speaking with Della Pollock) tells the story of the time she went to Franklin Street and got caught up in a protest at Big John's pharmacy.
Patricia Jackson - Fire Hose (clip)
Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On St. Joseph's CME and women in church
Ms. Pat Jackson gives an overview of her involvement in the organizations within St.Joseph’s CME, starting from when she was a child. This is followed by a discussion of thevarious power dynamic that occur between women in the church, and how to overcome anychallenges that can arise from these…
Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On St. Joseph's CME and women in church
Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On her faith and activism
This interview is part of the Marian Cheek Jackson Center’s Life History Series. Pat Jackson was born and raised in Chapel Hill North Carolina. She is a current member of St. Joseph Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in Chapel Hill. She serves as a stewardess and motherly figure within the site…
Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On her faith and activism
Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On school integration and the significance of churches
Patricia “Pat” Jackson is the daughter-in-law of Mrs. Marian Cheek Jackson, the namesake of the Jackson Center. She brings with her to her interview several clippings from various newspapers, some of which include the first articles her daughter wrote in her journalism career or articles about…
Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On school integration and the significance of churches
Patricia "Pat" Jackson
“All the sermons that you are hearing, preaching, you are seeing God at work through the elders. Not until then, did you realize that was the relationship with the Lord. You had to give an account to God that he set you up and kept you safe and now I need to get your attention. He got my attention.…
Patricia "Pat" Jackson
Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On St. Joseph CME Church from 1947-1955
Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On St. Joseph CME Church from 1947-1955
Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On St. Joseph CME Church from 1955-1967
Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On St. Joseph CME Church from 1955-1967
Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On St. Joseph CME Church from 1967-1970
Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On St. Joseph CME Church from 1967-1970
Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On St. Joseph CME Church from 1974-1983
Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On St. Joseph CME Church from 1974-1983
Albert Simms Williams - On his life, family, community, and faith
Rev. Albert Williams is the minister at Staunton Memorial CME Church in Pittsboro. He is a lifetime resident of the area and was the first African American firefighter in Chapel Hill. This interview was conducted as part of the Jackson Center’s local life history series. Topics include: childhood…
Albert Simms Williams - On his life, family, community, and faith

Rev. Albert and Mrs. Eloise Williams
High school sweethearts, gracious hosts, committed servant leaders, the Reverend and Mrs. Williams, lifetime residents of Chapel Hill, chose to photographed in front of their beautiful home.
Rev. Williams was the first African American firefighter in Chapel Hill. Listen to hear more of his…
Rev. Williams was the first African American firefighter in Chapel Hill. Listen to hear more of his…
Rev. Albert and Mrs. Eloise Williams

Reverend Albert Speaks
Reverend Albert Speaks

Reverend Albert Williams Speaks Emphatically
Reverend Albert Williams Speaks Emphatically

Albert Williams, Troy Harrison, and Lavisha Williams at the Black Church Panel
Albert Williams, Troy Harrison, and Lavisha Williams at the Black Church Panel
Rev. Albert Williams - On teachers at Northside Elementary (clip)
Rev. Albert Williams - On teachers at Northside Elementary (clip)

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Northside News Volume VIII, Edition 9

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Northside News Volume VIII, Edition 10

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Northside News Volume VIII, Edition 4

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Northside News Volume VIII, Edition 7

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Northside News Volume I, Edition 4

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Northside News Volume VII, Edition 7