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 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…

 Mr. Benito Escovedo-Leal

Benito likes to provide opportunities for people to experience beauty.    He’s pictured with an art installation that he and a neighbor created for passers-by near Bolin Creek, a place they called home for a time. 

 Mr. Jerry Neville with participants from Vision Tennis

Each Saturday, Jerry, a Town of Chapel Hill employee, volunteers his time at Hargraves to teach young children how to play tennis. Jerry’s mother, who is 99 and one of the oldest Orange County natives, still lives in the stone mason house where Jerry grew up just blocks from Hargraves.

 James "Jim" Wallace - Speaking about the Civil Rights Movement and his photography

"...if everyone in the student body at Chapel Hill couldn’t walk across Franklin Street and be able to eat anywhere they wanted, that that just simply wasn’t right." - Jim Wallace In this interview, Wallace speaks about Civil rights in Chapel Hill, resistance within the movement, and differences of…

 James Foushee - On the Civil Rights Movement, family, and Northside

"You can only know people if you’ve been in their shoes." - James Foushee Foushee speaks on growing up in Northside which includes his educational experiences, and his family overview. He goes into the dynamics of his relationship with his aunt. Furthermore, he talks about his relationship with his…

 Keith Edwards - On Carrboro, gentrification, and white students' involvement in the Civil Rights Movement

"You couldn't have the expression of anger because you knew what this person was doing. Because your actions would not have come back on you, it would have come back on your parents." - Keith Edwards Edwards discusses her life in Carrboro and how she felt safe within the Black community but unsafe…

 William Carter - On school integration and the Civil Rights Movement

"We’re the Southern part of heaven, but that’s only for white folk. That’s not for the blacks." - William Carter William Carter discusses the movement and his background. He was born in the Bronx, New York in 1949 and discusses his heritage with a grandma being a Lumbee Native American and father…

 Carol Brooks and Keith Edwards - On the Civil Rights Movement in Chapel Hill

"But they just didn’t want us to integrate, that was the biggest problem." - Carol Brooks The interviewees provide an overview of the Chapel Hill Civil Rights Movement. They specifically note the emotion of CRM marches of Chapel Hill, Raleigh, and Durham in 1963. They speak on Watt’s Hotel…

 Paul Caldwell - On Northside, the Civil Rights Movement, and his work in the University Police at UNC

Paul Caldwell was the first African-American sergeant, lieutenant, and captain of University Police at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This interview includes Mr. Caldwell’s early life; The evolution of the Northside Neighborhood; Memories of growing up in Chapel Hill; Mr.…

 Brentton Harrison - On growing up in Northside, Heavenly Groceries, and the Jackson Center

This interview provides Brentton Harrison’s early biographical information, reflections on his father’s life as a Reverend and his life growing up in Northside including participation in a band while in high school. He shares his involvement with Heavenly Grocery, overseeing the Pancake Jamboree at…

 Emma Fowler - On growing up in Chapel Hill and Northside

This interview provides into Fowler's life growing up in Chapel Hill, her church attendance, and her education at Northside Elementary School. She goes into the neighborhood and family dynamics as well. She shares that her father worked for UNC. She spends her leisure time playing music and learning…

 Thomas Bell - On growing up in Northside, involvement with the community, and the Civil Rights Movement

Thomas Bell, a long time Northside community member and employee at Hillsborough Prison, attended Lincoln High School immediately before the desegregation of Chapel Hill public schools. He reflects on growing up in the Northside (walking to high school football games in Carborro, playing at…

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

Young student marchers, both black and white, point accusingly at segregated businesses in Chapel Hill.

 Velma Perry shares her insight at a Sustaining OurSelves Coalition Meeting in 2011

 Transcription of Albert Williams recounting his initial interview with the Chapel Hill Fire Department.

 Third grade student at Northside Elementary responds to the question, “What does freedom mean to you?”

 Student leaders of United with the Northside Community Now (UNC NOW—a precursor to the Jackson Center) pose with Northside youth leaders at the first May Day Festival, 2009.

 Sit-in at Carlton's Rock Pile

Protesters sit-in Carlton’s Rock Pile, a whites-only convenience store.   At another sit-in there on December 1, 1963, the owner doused a protester with ammonia.

 Ruby Farrington (right) and Arthur B. Simons (left) lead a sit-in that paralyzes Franklin Street on February 8, 1964.

Ruby Farrington (right) and Arthur B. Simons (left) lead a sit-in that paralyzes Franklin Street on February 8, 1964.   Ruby and Arthur moved together to Boston, where they were married in 1965; (marriage was still illegal in NC at the time).

 Renowned, national activist, James Farmer, speaks at a civil rights gathering at First Baptist Church in Chapel Hill, NC.

Renowned, national activist, James Farmer, speaks at a civil rights gathering at First Baptist Church in Chapel Hill, NC.   Rev. J. R. Manley, pastor at First Baptist for sixty-six years, sits in the background.

 Remembering Our Historical Roots by Alexa Young

Remembering Our Historical Roots by Alexa Young, inspired by an interview with photographer, Jim Wallace

 Protesters march and sing in front of the post office on Franklin Street.

In the front row are (from L-R) Carol Purefoy, Evelyn Walker, Patricia Atwater, and Charlie Foushee.

 Protester carried by Chapel Hill police officers

Protester carried by Chapel Hill police officers.

 Picket of Chi Omega sorority at Pines Restaurant

When Chi Omega sorority at the ATO fraternity held banquets at the segregated Pines Restaurant, they were picketed by their fellow students.