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Civil Rights Tapestry

Ms. Netty Burnette, who once held the “Here Now” sign in protest on UNC’s campus, continues to serve her community at the “Heavenly Groceries/Comida Celestial” ministry based at St. Joseph C.M.E.   Photos like this one and others inspired Emma Beck’s Civil Rights Tapestry.

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Emma Beck transforms local history into her Civil Rights Tapestry.

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Young student marchers point accusingly at segregated businesses in Chapel Hill.

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On February 8, 1964, protesters block the drive to UNC’s Woolen Gym during a Wake Forest game. Arthur Beaumont, Chief of UNC campus police is on the left.