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Reginald Hildebrand

 Reginald D. Smith, II - On his parents career in education

Reginald D. Smith II

Reginald D. Smith II, goes by Reggie, raised in Northside with his three siblings by Euzelle and R.D. Smith, both of whom were prominent educators in the area. Reggie Smith still lives in North Carolina and has two adult children.

 Regina Merritt and Mary Cole - On land ownership, integration, and racism

“My parents always taught us you know who you are, no matter what you say to me or what you call me, I know who I am. And that stayed with me for years. Because people are going to talk about you, you cannot stop people from talking. They can say what they want to say to you, but you know who you…

 Regina Merritt - On food bringing people together

In this oral history, Regina Merritt discusses what her life was like growing up on a farm. From the beginning of the interview, it is clear that her grandmother was the centerpiece of her family. She cooked for not only her own family members, but also for anyone in the community who needed food.…

 Regina Merritt

Regina Merritt

 Rebecca Clark - 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.

 Rebecca Clark - On her childhood, education, and school integration

This interview is part of an oral history project called Southern Communities: Listening for a Change: Mighty Tigers--Oral HIstories of Chapel Hill's Lincoln High School. The interviewes were conducted from 2000-2001, by Bob Gilgor, with former teachers, staff, and students from Chapel Hill, N.C.'s…

Rebecca Clark

"I would get no more than ten dollars a week, if that much. But it began to go up to twenty-five. And then I was asking for fifty." - Rebecca Clark

 Rashii Purefoy and Yvonne Cleveland

 Rani Dasi - Why education should be accessible (clip)

 Rani Dasi - What her mother taught her about education (clip)

 Rani Dasi - On why she ran for the school board (clip)

 Rani Dasi - On what she's most proud of during her school board tenure (clip)

Rani Dasi: I think that the thing that I’m most proud of is we definitely think about all students in a different way now. So we, as we make major decisions, we use a tool called “Racial Equity Decision Making Analysis” and it’s not just that we’re based on race but we’re considering questions like,…

 Rani Dasi - On upcoming school renovations (clip)

 Rani Dasi - On trusting and investing in teachers (clip)

 Rani Dasi - On the polarization of education (clip)

 Rani Dasi - On teachers who inspired her (clip)

 Rani Dasi - On state mandates (clip)

 Rani Dasi - On school repair funding (clip)

 Rani Dasi - On pursuing a "we" mentality (clip)

 Rani Dasi - On learning to read (clip)

 Rani Dasi - On language immersion programs (clip)