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Ronnie Bynum
"As far as Carrboro, back in the day, at 5:00, 5:30—before it gets dark—you can’t be across the railroad track—by Rise Biscuit. … Why? Because the Klan will hurt you. You gotta fight your way in and fight your way out."
- Ronnie Bynum
Ronnie Bynum was born in Chapel Hill in 1959 as one of seven…
Ronnie Bynum
Nate Davis
Nate Davis was born and raised in Northside and graduated from Chapel Hill High School. He stayed in the area and was drawn into working with youth by his mentor, Fred Battle. He went on to become the director of the Hargraves Community Center, dedicating his life to supporting young people in…
Nate Davis
Lillie Edwards
Lillie Edwards was born in Wake County and moved to Durham at a young age with her family. After graduating from high school in Durham, she moved to Gomains Street in Northside where she met her husband, Russell Edwards. She raised her three children in Northside and was a very active member of St.…
Lillie Edwards
Sallie Pendergraft
Ms. Sallie Pendergraft was born in Winnsboro, SC, lived in Durham as a child, and moved to Chapel Hill, NC, as a teenager. Ms. Sallie is one of the oldest living and active members at First Baptist Church. She co-founded the Lyon Park Family Life and Recreation Center in Durham and served for many…
Sallie Pendergraft
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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
Ronnie Bynum - Speaking about racial tensions and his family history
In this interview, Ronnie Bynum discusses his family history, including the career of his grandmother as a midwife and the changes she witnessed on Airport Road, which is now MLK Boulevard. He talks about how much he learned from his grandmother, and how easily it is for the fabric of an extended…
Ronnie Bynum - Speaking about racial tensions and his family history
Ronnie Bynum - On community creating change (clip)
Ronnie Bynum - On community creating change (clip)
Ronnie Bynum - On Martin Luther King, Jr. (clip)
Ronnie Bynum - On Martin Luther King, Jr. (clip)
Ronnie Bynum - On the construction of AD Clark Pool (clip)
Ronnie Bynum - On the construction of AD Clark Pool (clip)
Ronnie Bynum - On the need for a pool (clip)
Ronnie Bynum - On the need for a pool (clip)
Ronnie Bynum - On his faith and spirituality
Ronnie Bynum - On his faith and spirituality
Nate Davis - On the Hargraves Community Center
Nate Davis remembers that during his childhood, the Hargraves Community Center as a safe space to hang out and play sports with friends, and now, after years of working first part time and then full-time for the Center, he is the director. Davis tells the story of Hargraves starting in the 1940s. It…
Nate Davis - On the Hargraves Community Center
Nate Davis - On his childhood, education, and school integration
This interview is part of an oral history project called Southern Communities: Listening for a Change: Mighty Tigers--Oral HIstories of Chapel Hill's Lincoln High School. The interviewes were conducted from 2000-2001, by Bob Gilgor, with former teachers, staff, and students from Chapel Hill, N.C.'s…
Nate Davis - On his childhood, education, and school integration
Nate Davis - On the B1 Navy Band (clip)
Nate Davis - On the B1 Navy Band (clip)
Nate Davis - On the construction of Hargraves Community Center (clip)
Nate Davis - On the construction of Hargraves Community Center (clip)
Nate Davis - On the uses of Hargraves Community Center (clip)
Nate Davis - On the uses of Hargraves Community Center (clip)
Nate Davis - On the A.D. Clark Pool (clip)
Nate Davis - On the A.D. Clark Pool (clip)
Lillie Edwards and Juanita Washington - On food and cooking
Lillie recounts on her first experiences with cooking bread as a young girl. She was the designated cook of the family. She also talks about her mother’s cooking style since her mother does not use standard recipes to cook. Juanita speaks about Mama Dip (her aunt) being the head cook in her family.…
Lillie Edwards and Juanita Washington - On food and cooking
"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"
Sallie Pendergraft - On her education, faith, the Church of God, and Holmes Child Care
In this interview, Sally Pendergraft (soon turning 99 years old) discusses her family growing up in Durham and Chapel Hill. Her daughter, Christie who spent many years living in Georgia joins her to help her remember details about her life. The conversation covers the founding of the Church of God…
Sallie Pendergraft - On her education, faith, the Church of God, and Holmes Child Care
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