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 Russell Edwards - On Northside, the Civil Rights Movement, and desegregation

Russell Edwards grew up in Chapel Hill and has watched, as well as experienced, many situations that African-Americans dealt with both before, during, and after the Civil Rights Movement took place. He resides in one of the historic African American communities of Chapel Hill and shares his opinions…

 Russell Edwards - On his family, faith, health, and upbringing

Russell Edwards grew up in Chapel Hill and has watched, as well as experienced, many situations that African-Americans dealt with both before, during, and after the civil rights movement took place. He resides in one of the historic African American communities of Chapel Hill and shares his opinions…

 Russell Edwards - Lynching (clip)

 Russell Edwards - Lincoln High and Chapel Hill High (clip)

 Russell Edwards - Greenbridge and Northside (clip)

 Russell Edwards - Dr. Lloyd (clip)

 Russell Edwards - Civil Rights (clip)

 Russell Edwards - Applechill (clip)

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 Ruby Farrington Simons - On the African American freedom struggle and Civil Rights Movement in Chapel Hill

Audio recordings of interviews conducted by Yonni Chapman with participants in the African American freedom struggle and the civil rights movement in and around Chapel Hill, N.C.

Ruby Farrington Simons

 Ruby Farrington carried by Chapel Hill Police

Chapel Hill Police Detective Lindy Pendergrass carries Ruby Farrington to the police van following her arrest at a sit-in on Franklin Street. Police Chief William Blake stands at far left with his back to the camera.

 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).

Roster of Ministers at St. Joseph CME Church

St. Joseph CME Church has maintained a roster of their ministers from 1932 to the present. Photos courtesy of Mrs. Patricia Jackson and St. Joseph CME Church

 Rosemary Ezra - On the African American freedom struggle and Civil Rights Movement in Chapel Hill

“I guess I’d like to be remembered as someone who stood up for something she thought was right.” - Rosemary Ezra This interview is a part of a series conducted by Yonni Chapman that focuses on African American participants in the freedom struggle and civil rights movement in and around Chapel Hill,…

 Rosemary Ezra

 Rosa McMasters Prayloe

This interview is part of a group of interviews conducted by Susan Simone exploring the lives and struggle of various members of the Northside community: a historically black and primarily residential neighborhood located immediately northwest of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and…

Rosa McMasters Prayloe

 Ronnie Bynum - Speaking about racial tensions and his family history

In this interview, Ronnie Bynum discusses his family history, including the career of his grandmother as a midwife and the changes she witnessed on Airport Road, which is now MLK Boulevard. He talks about how much he learned from his grandmother, and how easily it is for the fabric of an extended…

 Ronnie Bynum - On the need for a pool (clip)

 Ronnie Bynum - On the construction of AD Clark Pool (clip)