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 Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On Mrs. Marian Cheek Jackson's Childhood (clip)

 Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On Mrs. Marian Cheek Jackson directing youth (clip)

 Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On Mrs, Marian Cheek Jackson's early life (clip)

 Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On Mr. Roy Lee Atwater's passing (clip)

 Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On Mr. Farrington (clip)

Patricia “Pat” Jackson: Mr. Farrington, Mr. Charlie Farrington, I recall was one of the people that died during this time period of 1974 to 1977. [He] was a trustee here, very instrumental in making sure the church was always taking care of its structure inside and outside, is the responsibility of…

 Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On Mr. Edwards (clip)

 Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On ministers as a stabilizing force (clip)

Kathryn Wall (KW): It sounds like even if a minister’s only gonna be there, maybe potentially only be there for a year or a couple of years, that those church officers then become a stabilizing part of leadership. Pat Jackson (PJ): And that’s a great point because we've always been charged as…

 Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On Minister Dr. Kenneth Bennett (clip)

 Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On Midway Business Center during her childhood (clip)

 Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On maintaining family homes (clip)

Kathryn Wall (KW): I’m sure it varied some, but when some of these older generation that had become homeowners and had been able to have the financial stability to support the church, I know when we look at the housing in this area one of the issues is trying to retain homeownership, when folks…

 Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On liquidation of properties (clip)

 Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On Lincoln High's rivals (clip)

Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On Lincoln High pre-game activities (clip)

 Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On Lincoln High mascot (clip)

Kathryn Wall (KW): Now this is just a minor question, just to answer a curiosity of mine, I know Lincoln's mascot was the tigers, and I know that Chapel Hill High School’s mascot now is the tigers, but was that always the case? Pat Jackson (PJ): Coming from Lincoln going to Chapel Hill High School,…

 Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On Lincoln High football games (clip)

Kathryn Wall (KW): And when you were growing up, you know 7th grade and earlier, did lots of people in the community come out for those football games? Pat Jackson (PJ): Oh yes, that was the big event of your week, there were, during the early parts of celebrations on the UNC campus, especially…

 Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On LGBTQ+ people in the cosmetology and music industries (clip)

 Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On Kennon Cheek (clip)

 Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On keeping birth and death records (clip)

 Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On increasing activism and engagement (clip)

 Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On her work in the church (clip)

Kathryn Wall (KW): At the time that Reverend Gilbert was the minister, were you more involved in the church at that point in your own life? Pat Jackson (PJ): Yes, yes ‘77 [pause] I finished high school and stuff and [was] back at church and I can’t remember what, I don’t remember what I was doing. I…

 Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On her family, faith, community, and civil rights

Patricia Jackson grew up in Chapel Hill, NC and has been a member of St. Joseph CME Church for over forty years.  She now works with Wake County Schools and is also a church secretary, a stewardess, and a community activist.  This interview was done as part of the Marian Cheek Jackson Center…

 Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On her faith and activism

This interview is part of the Marian Cheek Jackson Center’s Life History Series. Pat Jackson was born and raised in Chapel Hill North Carolina. She is a current member of St. Joseph Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in Chapel Hill. She serves as a stewardess and motherly figure within the site…

 Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On her faith

 Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On her daughter Sonya's interest in journalism (clip)

Kathryn Wall: When did she decide that she wanted to go into journalism? Pat Jackson: She’s picking it up from her grandmother, Marian Cheek Jackson, always capturing information, always wanting to make sure that the voice of others were being heard. Instantly being accepted at UNC, there she didn't…