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 Dennis Lee Farrington Jr. - On family and growing up in Chapel Hill

This interview was a part of the History Potluck held by the Marian Cheek Jackson Center in October 2019. In this interview, Dennis Farrington, a current member of the Northside community reflects on his life. He discusses growing up in Chapel Hill and the integration of schools in the city. He also…

Dennis Lee Farrington Jr.

 Saundra Dockery - Speaking about her mother

This interview was part of the Marian Cheek Jackson Center’s History Potluck series. Saundra Dockery, is a Northside native and daughter of Katherine Council better known as “Mama Kat”. Ms. Dockery shares photos and documents from her mother’s life as a way to commemorate her mother because of her…

Saundra Dockery

"I’m so glad my stepfather was a Mason, and my mother joined the Eastern Stars. I feel that part of her heart and her goodness is because of that relationship with the Masons and the Eastern Stars because they’re really good people." - Saundra Dockery

 Carolyn Evans - On friendship and learning from elders

In this interview, Ms. Carolyn Evans speaks about her close relationships with Ms. Rebecca Clark and Ms. Francis Hargraves. Ms. Evans brought in a series of articles and newspaper clippings that provided more information about the two women she considered to be her role models. She speaks about…

Carolyn Evans

 Belinda Caldwell - Speaking about her career and life in Northside

This interview is centered around Ms. Belinda Caldwell. She begins by describing her family history then goes into detail about her personal history to Northside. She mentions that there is a significant difference between how her kids grew up and how she grew up. Belinda had only good things to say…

Belinda Caldwell

 Marvin Chambers and Chaitra Powell - On being transplants and the Northside community

Self-described transplants Chaitra Powell and Marvin Chambers have lived in the Northside Community since 2016. Marvin runs a massage therapy company and Chaitra works as an archivist in the Wilson Library. Her work focuses in particular on the telling of black stories and history. They have 2 kids,…

Chaitra Powell

"It’s much easier to be anonymous in Chicago or L.A...,But here it’s kind of...natural to say Hi and get to know people, so: it's different but it's good." - Chaitra Powell

Marvin Chambers

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