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 “Eat at Joe's Black and White” Banner

As they march from St. Joseph CME church toward downtown Chapel Hill, local African American students, religious leaders, and UNC students rally behind a banner declaring “Eat at Joe’s Black & White.”

 First grade student's artwork

A first grade student shares what he learned from a tour of Northside this Fall as part of the Learning Across Generations Curriculum and Action.

 Chapel Hill High Student Artwork

Chapel Hill High student reflects artistically on the content of a Civil Rights Workshop at Chapel Hill High in 2013. The workshop is part of the Jackson Center's Learning across Generations curriculum.

 A young neighbor enjoys community festivities

A young neighbor enjoys community festivities.

 Rev. Wylie E. Wilson

Rev. Wylie E. Wilson served as Minister at St. Joseph CME Church from September 1953-1955 and returned from July 1974-1977. Photo courtesy of Patricia "Pat" Jackson and St. Joseph CME Church.

 Funeral Service Program for Mrs. Hattie Miles Wilson

Mrs. Hattie Miles Wilson's funeral took place on August 11, 2007 at Hanes Memorial CME Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Rev. Clarence W. Cox, III officiated the service. Mrs. Wilson was the wife of Rev. Wylie E. Wilson, who served as the minister of St. Joseph CME Church from 1953-1955 and…

 Doris Wilson - On an interesting life (clip)

 Doris Wilson - On administrators (clip)

 Doris Wilson - On accreditation (clip)

 Doris Wilson - On family (clip)

 Doris Wilson - On apartments (clip)

 Doris Wilson - On the rock wall (clip)

 Doris Wilson - On demographics (clip)

 Doris Wilson - Intro (clip)

Doris Wilson (DW): I bought her out, and I’m still there. Will Vaughan (WV): You’re still there now? Yeah. So, yeah, so I guess, what memories do you have from the early parts in this house that you’re in now? DW: Well I completed my education, you wanna hear that piece? I completed my education, I…

Doris Wilson

Etta Doris Wilson is an educator at Carrboro Early School on Lloyd St. She was born on August 13, 1936 in rural Robeson County, North Carolina, and moved to Chapel Hill into her aunt’s house when she was about 18 years old and preparing for college. Coming from a life on a farm, in a tight-knit and…

 Doris Wilson - On racial inequality, education, and faith

Doris Wilson was born in 1936 in Robeson County, North Carolina and moved to Chapel Hill in the mid 1950s. She has lived in her same home on Church St. in Chapel Hill ever since. In the interview, she discusses the transition to Chapel Hill when she was college-aged and the first times she…

Thomas Williams

 Thomas Williams - 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.

 Lavisha Williams - On food, cooking, and eating

Lavisha Williams grew up with her maternal grandparents as part of the household, and learned to cook watching them and her parents. Most of the foods and meals she grew up with had been passed down from her great-grandparents without cookbooks or precise recipes. Most of what she ate with her…

Gloria Mason Williams

 Gloria Mason Williams - 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.

Eloise Williams

 Albert Simms Williams - On recognizing strength in community diversity (clip)

Albert Simms Williams

"If you can be patient and be kind, even a bull dog will stop barking and listen to you. If you take the time with it, you’ll back it down." - Albert Simms Williams