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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

Kathy Atwater
"There would not be a University if there had not been the Blacks in this community to help build the University."
- Kathy Atwater
Kathy Atwater is a native of Chapel Hill and has lived in the Northside Community all of her life. Having retired from the State of NC after 30 years of service, Kathy…
Kathy Atwater

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,…
Willis Farrington

Harold Foster
Harold Foster

David Mason, Jr
David Mason, Jr
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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
Kathy Atwater - On home, community, and Northside
In the beginning of the interview, Ms. Atwater describes the history of her home, growing up in her neighborhood, and the significance of keeping her home in the family in order to continue an ongoing legacy. To Ms. Atwater, a home is more than a place of residence; it is a memorial, it is the…
Kathy Atwater - On home, community, and Northside

Lifetime resident and community scholar, Kathy Atwater, speaks at the culminating dinner of the Civil Rights in Chapel Hill weekend celebration, 2012.
Lifetime resident and community scholar, Kathy Atwater, speaks at the culminating dinner of the Civil Rights in Chapel Hill weekend celebration, 2012.
Kathy Atwater - On food
Ms. Atwater gives an overview of food access in the community when she was growing up and how her family’s attitudes toward food have developed over the course of her life. Starting with a discussion of her mother’s kitchen and garden, she describes the role of food in her family and in the…
Kathy Atwater - On food

Kathy Atwater
Kathy Atwater

A History of Resistance
Ms. Kathy Atwater, long-term Lindsay St. resident, gives a passionate speech on the history of Amity Station development. Her words gave both historical context and emotional power to the issue facing her community and neighbors.
A History of Resistance
Wanda Weaver and Kathy Atwater - Speaking about family and the Northside community
This interview mainly focuses on Wanda Weaver’s mother and father/Kathy Atwater’s aunt and uncle, as well as the past and present dynamics of the Northside community. Ms. Wanda and Ms. Kathy show pictures of their mother and father/aunt and uncle, as well as discuss what they did for the community.…
Wanda Weaver and Kathy Atwater - Speaking about family and the Northside community
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…
Willis Farrington - On growing up in Northside, local businesses, and Northside neighbors
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, his ministry, and changes in Chapel Hill

Willis Farrington and Regina Merritt
Willis Farrington and Regina Merritt

Willis Farrington and Jim Wallace
Willis Farrington and Jim Wallace

Willis Fearrington Leads Vigil
Willis Fearrington Leads Vigil
Willis Farrington - On the changes at Hargraves Community Center
Willis Farrington - On the changes at Hargraves Community Center
Willis Farrington - On Hargraves being a home away from home
Willis Farrington - On Hargraves being a home away from home
Willis Farrington - On events at Hargraves Community Center
Willis Farrington - On events at Hargraves Community Center
Willis Farrington - On renaming Hargraves Community Center
Willis Farrington - On renaming Hargraves Community Center
Willis Farrington - On Mr. White Bynum building A.D. Clark Pool
Willis Farrington - On Mr. White Bynum building A.D. Clark Pool

Ms. Esphur Foster, Mr. Harold Foster, & Ms. Charley Mae Norwood
Still living in the house their mother had built 70 years ago, the Foster siblings have dedicated their lives to justice. Harold was a leader in the local civil rights movement; Esphur is a community historian known everywhere in North Carolina for her leadership at UNC’s law school; Charley is a…
Ms. Esphur Foster, Mr. Harold Foster, & Ms. Charley Mae Norwood
Esphur and Harold Foster - On her mother, education, and impact of the Civil Rights Movement
Esphur Foster has lived on Cotton Street in Chapel Hill, North Carolina for 70 years. In this interview, Foster discusses the powerful life of her mother, Hattie Mae Foster, as well as growing up in Chapel Hill during a pivotal time in history. She also describes much about life before, during, and…
Esphur and Harold Foster - On her mother, education, and impact of the Civil Rights Movement

Harold Foster rallies demonstrators at St. Joseph CME
Harold Foster rallies demonstrators in front of St. Joseph CME church before marching through Chapel Hill.
First row left to right:
Harold Foster, Anita Booth, Larry Foushee, Wilbert Jones, (unknown), (unknown child), Bernard Foushee, Maxene Mason
First row left to right:
Harold Foster, Anita Booth, Larry Foushee, Wilbert Jones, (unknown), (unknown child), Bernard Foushee, Maxene Mason
Harold Foster rallies demonstrators at St. Joseph CME

Harold Foster and others pointing to a segregated restaurant
Harold Foster and other marchers with the Chapel Hill Freedom movement point to a segregated restaurant.
Harold Foster and others pointing to a segregated restaurant
Esphur and Harold Foster - Children Create Community
Esphur and Harold Foster - Children Create Community
Esphur and Harold Foster - Nothing Without Our History
Esphur and Harold Foster - Nothing Without Our History
Harold Foster - On the African American freedom struggle and Civil Rights Movement in Chapel Hill
Audio recordings of interviews conducted by Yonni Chapman with participants in the African American freedom struggle and the civil rights movement in and around Chapel Hill, N.C.
Harold Foster - On the African American freedom struggle and Civil Rights Movement in Chapel Hill
David Mason, Jr. - On Black communities in Chapel Hill
This interview provides an overview of Black communities in Chapel Hill during Mason's life. He notes the consequences of having segregated communities and outdated infrastructures. His employment was at UNC Chapel Hill and he was employed at an early age at several local restaurants. He talks about…
David Mason, Jr. - On Black communities in Chapel Hill
David Mason, Jr. - On Hargraves Community Center
David Mason, Jr. - On Hargraves Community Center
David Mason, Jr. - On swimming holes
David Mason, Jr. - On swimming holes

Northside News Volume VII, Edition 2
Northside News Volume VII, Edition 2

Northside News Volume VIII, Edition 9
Northside News Volume VIII, Edition 9

Northside News Volume II, Edition 1
Northside News Volume II, Edition 1

Northside News Volume II, Edition 3
Northside News Volume II, Edition 3

Northside News Volume IV, Edition 10
Northside News Volume IV, Edition 10

Northside News Volume VI, Edition 2
Northside News Volume VI, Edition 2

Northside News Volume VII, Edition 5
Northside News Volume VII, Edition 5

Northside News Volume III, Edition 8
Northside News Volume III, Edition 8

Northside News Volume III, Edition 9
Northside News Volume III, Edition 9

Northside News Volume VI, Edition 9
Northside News Volume VI, Edition 9

Northside News Volume VII, Edition 11
Northside News Volume VII, Edition 11