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Esphur & Harold Foster

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 dedicated food justice volunteer.

Ms. Esphur Foster, Mr. Harold Foster, & Ms. Charley Mae Norwood

Esphur and Harold Foster - On their family home (clip)

Living in Northside

Esphur and Harold Foster - On their mother, Hattie Mae Foster's passing, and the community response to her death (clip)

Hattie Mae Foster and the Community Response to Her Death

Esphur and Harold Foster - Children Create Community (clip)

Children Creat Community

Esphur and Harold Foster - On supporting Harold Foster during the civil rights movement (clip)

Harold Foster and Civil Rights

Esphur and Harold Foster - On What Makes a Neighborhood a Real Community (clip)

What Makes a Neighborhood a Real Community

Esphur and Harold Foster - Nothing Without Our History (clip)

Nothing Without Our History