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Learning Economic Vocabulary through Businesses in Our Community

Using case studies of local Black-owned businesses, students will learn key economic vocabulary terms and be able to explain how those terms apply to real world situations in their own community. NC Standard Course of Study: 2.E.1.1 Give examples of ways in which businesses in the community meet…

 Janie Johnson - On community (clip)

 Kathy Atwater - On the kitchen (clip)

 Kathy Atwater - On gardens (clip)

 Betty Geer - On gardens (clip)

 Anita Spring Council and Annette "Neecy" Council - On gardens (clip)

 Albert "Bruce" Washington - Introductions (clip)

 Albert "Bruce" Washington - Background information (clip)

Yvonne Cleveland: What made you interested in becoming a brick mason? Albert Washington: Well, I took it in high school at Chatham County, Horton High School, and they used to interview us and say who’s going to college? If you weren't going to college, they would teach you a trade—carpeting, brick…

 Albert "Bruce" Washington - One million bricks (clip)

 Albert "Bruce" Washington - On teaching the trade (clip)

Yvonne Cleveland: What is one thing you would want to share with people today who might be interested in this kind of work? Another question is: do you think this kind of work is still in existence? Albert Washington: Well, it is now, but when I first started, it was all Black [people] doing it…

 Albert "Bruce" Washington - Brick has been good to me (clip)

 Albert "Bruce" Washington - On legacy and land (clip)

 Albert "Bruce" Washington - On a gateway (clip)

 Albert "Bruce" Washington - On his final thoughts (clip)

 Minister Robert Campbell - On his family history (clip)

 Minister Robert Campbell - On Franklin Street (clip)

 Minister Robert Campbell - On Chapel Hill rocks (clip)

 Minister Robert Campbell - On concrete (clip)

 Minister Robert Campbell - On the brick bat (clip)

 Minister Robert Campbell - On recipes (clip)

Minister Robert Campbell: “I miss him teaching us how to play the piano…My grandfather, he could blow, he could blow. He was our inspiration. Sometimes, sitting around telling the tales about growing up and the things he had to endure. I think it just made him a more persistent and stronger person.…

 Minister Robert Campbell - On the Swain house (clip)

 Minister Robert Campbell - Buff and shine (clip)

 Minister Robert Campbell - Money in the ground (clip)

 Minister Robert Campbell - On walls (clip)