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 Braxton Foushee - On his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement (clip)

 Braxton Foushee - On progress after the Civil Rights Movement (clip)

 Braxton Foushee - Anyone can play a role (clip)

Braxton Foushee: There were a lot of people who couldn’t do certain things in the movement so we had them do other things to be involved in the movement. There were a lot of people who couldn’t [] right back, and we knew it, and we asked them, you know, to be real truthful with us. And they were,…

 March leaders at St. Joseph CME Church

March leaders address participants in front of St. Joseph CME Church, a renowned headquarters for action and santuary for leaders.From left to right, standing on the steps of St. Joseph’s is: Charlie Foushee, John Fykes, Clementine Self, Carl Watson, Terry Cobb, and Thomas Bynum. Hilliard Caldwell’s…

 Darrell Foushee, Easter 1992

Darrell Foushee stands in front of St. Paul AME Church on Easter Sunday in 1992. Photo courtesy of Arminta Foushee.

 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…

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 James Foushee - On perceptions of Chapel Hill vs. reality (clip)

 A woman stares at protesters who block her car from exiting the university parking lot.

Mack Foushee

 Mack Foushee

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…

 Terrence Foushee - On his educational background (clip)

Terrence Foushee (TF): Alright so, first off I was educated here in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools starting at Frank Porter Graham for daycare and then transitioning to Sewell Elementary School for preschool through fifth grade. Actually through third grade, and I was part of the first class of…

 Terrence Foushee - On his favorite teachers (clip)

Kathryn Wall (KW): Did you, in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School System, have any teachers that really stand out to you? Terrence Foushee (TF): Yeah, so at the preschool level I loved my preschool teacher, her name is skipping me right now, but I just remember her being an incredibly nice teacher. One…

 Terrence Foushee - On teaching English (clip)

Kathryn Wall (KW): Do you remember, all those English teachers that had an impact, what was it about English that kind of captured your imagination, what did they do that sparked that love of the language and literature? Terrence Foushee (TF): I think that's an interesting question, especially…

 Terrence Foushee - On maintaining boundaries (clip)

Kathryn Wall (KW): You mentioned that a few of the teachers had that combination of being like loving and nurturing on one side, and a little more stern and strict on the other side. What do you think that does for kids in the classroom? Terrence Foushee (TF): So, I think interestingly enough I just…

 Terrence Foushee - On the E3 camp (clip)

Terrence Foushee (TF): …because last week I had a chance to be a chaperone for the E3 camp run by Ms. Anissa McLendon. And she is giving middle school and high school Black youth a wonderful opportunity to explore and learn about science, and they go on field trips all the time, but she don’t play…

 Terrence Foushee - On his parents involvement in his education (clip)

Kathryn Wall: You had mentioned your parents and your brother. Was education something that, coming up, your family took very seriously? Terrence Foushee: Oh yes [laughter], definitely. So, my parents have never played about education and I think it’s funny that I say that because I consider myself…

 Terrence Foushee - On Black women teachers (clip)

Kathryn Wall (KW): Do you feel like the Black women teachers that you’ve mentioned that they were more inclined to have those relationships with your parents than some of your other teachers? Terrence Foushee: Oh yes. I think part of it – and I could be making this up it’s just a general…

 Terrence Foushee - On pursuing a business major (clip)

Kathryn Wall (KW): You mentioned that you were a business major when you came right out of high school. What made you inclined in that direction initially? Terrence Foushee (TF): I don’t know. [laughter] I don’t know at all. I think that my self-perception and my family kind of being recognized, my…

 Terrence Foushee - On his parents (clip)

Kathryn Wall (KW): You mentioned your family being known in the community. Can you just back up and then tell us who your parents are and how long your family has been in this community? Terrence Foushee (TF): So my family has been here for a few generations. In the Foushee family, my dad, Stanley…

 Terrence Foushee - On the achievement gap (clip)

Kathryn Wall (KW): You mentioned the achievement gap. Was that something that you –. Terrence Foushee (TF): Oh, yes. KW: – that you got her involved. Was that a thing that she was concerned about? TF: Yes, yes. The - the achievement gap, and I don’t know the particulars of the story - but I know…

 Terrence Foushee - On his time at Chapel Hill High (clip)

Kathryn Wall (KW): And going back to your high school experience, I know from listening to the interviews we’ve done with your mother she went to Chapel Hill High School. Terrence Foushee (TF): Yes. KW: What year did you graduate from Chapel Hill High? TF: 2005. KW: Okay. And what was your…

 Terrence Foushee - On extracurricular activities (clip)

Kathryn Wall (KW): Did you participate in any kind of extracurricular things in school? Terrence Foushee (TF): Yes, I played JV basketball my freshman year, I was terrible, but I was on the team so it was like one of those great moments, but I was also in a few clubs. I was in the Future Business…

 Terrence Foushee - On the poetry club (clip)

Kathryn Wall (KW): …The moment in young people's lives when being able to express what you are feeling, is really important, at that age. Terrence Foushee (TF): Yes, and I think that is part of the reason I ended up becoming an English teacher, again, because it didn't originally come from an…