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 dedicated food justice volunteer.
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