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 Bobby Riggsbee and Rev. Jim Cotton

"This is a picture of Bobby (Walt's Grill) and Rev. Jim Cotton. Both cooked together. He is Mama Dip's brother and life long friend of Walter Riggsbee" - C. Rogers Photo courtesy of C. Rogers

 Bobby Riggsbee stationed in Germany

"Bobby Riggsbee stationed in Germany" - C. Rogers Photo courtesy of C. Rogers

 Doug Clark - On the Hollywood Theater (clip)

Doug Clark: Friday and Saturday all Black kids on Friday and Saturday- you couldn’t go to the movies when you were young in the middle of the week- Friday and Saturday, Friday mainly, you could go to the movies. You didn’t want to get a punishment because a punishment meant you can’t go to the…

Poem on Northside by Jasmine (Juice) Farmer

I never truly understood the meaning of community until I witnessed The Northside.I knew the power of a village and the power of prayer,But I had never been a part of a community more powerful, more stronger, & a place that seeped resilience more than the northside.I only got to experience the…

 Walter and Mary (Molly) Riggsbee

"This is Walter Riggsbee & his wife Mary (Molly)." - C. Rogers Photo courtesy of C. Rogers

 William Cureton

"This picture is William Cureton, class of 60-61." - C. Rogers Photo courtesy of C. Rogers

 Velma Perry and Laura Reeves - On the Carolina Inn

Laura Reeves

 Joe A. Fearrington - On the Carolina Inn

Joe A. Fearrington has lived in Chapel Hill his whole life and worked at the Carolina Inn for 30 years as a bellman on the “graveyard shift” and in the maintenance department. He reflects on his experience working at the Carolina Inn, sharing stories of guests, renovations, and other happenings at…

 James Weaver - On the Carolina Inn, Interview One

James Weaver

 James Weaver - On the Carolina Inn, Interview Two

 Michael Palmer - On his family, education, and career

As the son of a man in the Navy Michael Palmer grew up all over the East Coast, which helped shape him into the person he is today. While his mother passed away when he was young, his father always stepped up to be the best role model that he could be for his sons. Mr. Palmer talks about living at…

Michael Palmer

"Wealth is in relationships. And if you wanted to measure that wealth, it is in the number of people that show up to your funeral. Because if people care enough, they’re gonna take time outta their lives to acknowledge yours." - Michael Palmer In his current position as Senior Outreach Coordinator…

 David Caldwell, Jr. - On his education, sports experience, and family's involvement in law enforcement and the military

"That's what I try to instill, doing what’s right when no one is looking." - David Caldwell, Jr. David Caldwell is a native of Chapel Hill and long time community organizer and activist in the Rogers Road community. Mr. Caldwell brought materials to be scanned during the interview, and large…

Teachers, Artisans, and Entrepreneurs - Faith (Min. Robert Lee Campbell) Clip 1

Teachers, Artisans, and Entrepreneurs - Faith (Min. Robert Lee Campbell) Clip 2

Teachers, Artisans, and Entrepreneurs - Faith (Sen. Valerie Foushee)

Hargraves Community Center

Community-built and community-led, Hargraves is the heart of Northside. In 1939, with fiscal support from the Works Progress Administration (WPA), resident brick masons and carpenters began construction on the “Negro Community Center.” In the midst of World War II, UNC would host the Navy’s…

St. Joseph C.M.E. Church

St. Joseph C.M.E. Church, located at 510 W. Rosemary in Chapel Hill, was founded in 1898. Its mother church was Hamlet Chapel CME Church, Pittsboro, NC and it started as Cotton Chapel C.M.E Church (named for the late Mr. Henry Cotton, a church founder). Pastor Troy Harrison at St. Joseph helped…

St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church

First imagined by worshippers of Black and Native American descent who gathered to worship under a grape vine arbor on December 29, 1864, St. Paul A.M.E. Church was accepted into the African Methodist Episcopal Church in 1870. Its members built the first church, a log cabin, on Merritt Mill Road.…

First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church was organized in 1865 out of what is now University Baptist Church. It started in the Quaker school building on Franklin Street and eventually grew and expanded to its current site on Roberson Street in 1946. First Baptist has had six pastors in its long history, and its motto…

Second Baptist Church

Second Baptist Church is located at 114 S. Graham Street in Chapel Hill, NC.

RENA Community Center

The Rogers-Eubanks Neighborhood Association (RENA) Community Center is located at 101 Edgar St. in Chapel Hill, NC. The Rogers-Eubanks neighborhood his a historically Black community from Homestead to Eubanks Roads north of Chapel Hill and Carrboro. The community dates back to the 1700s and until…