Home > Items Browse Items (2227 total) Sort by: Title Subject Date Added Virginia Medean Virginia Medean provides a look into her experience of Northside as a white woman who is aware of both sides of town (Northside and Carrboro). She explains her concerns and her ideas of how the community could grow bigger and change. She also indulges in the present and how she spends her everyday… Virginia Medean Virginia Medean Virginia Medean is a resident in the Northside community. Virginia enjoys making efforts to change her surroundings and the neighborhood. Virginia was raised in the Chapel Hill / Carrboro area and has experienced many effects of the civil rights movement and is working to restore her community. Virginia Medean Mr. Jason Merrille, Back Alley Bikes Back Alley Bikes, located on N. Graham St. at the time this photo was taken, is a community business leader. Jason treats customers like family and is known for working on every bike with the kind of attention and integrity he dedicates to his own. You can now visit Back Alley bikes on Merritt… Mr. Jason Merrille, Back Alley Bikes Effie Merritt Effie Merritt Effie Merritt 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… Effie Merritt 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 - On food bringing people together Regina Merritt Regina Merritt 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 and Mary Cole - On land ownership, integration, and racism Thomas Merritt - On his family history, the importance of land ownership, and life prior to and after integration "Know what history really is. Know what history is all about. Dig deep." - Thomas Merritt In this interview, Mr. Merritt gives an overview of his family history in Chapel Hill and Carrboro by sharing memories of his childhood while discussing larger social shifts at work. Starting with a description… Thomas Merritt - On his family history, the importance of land ownership, and life prior to and after integration Thomas Merritt Thomas Merritt Thomas Merritt - On his father (clip) MCJC Staff: “So, could you tell us what [growing up on Church Street] was like - sisters, brothers?” Thomas Merritt: “Oh one sister older, one brother younger. We were pretty well off back then. My mother she worked for Danziger’s Old World gift shop. My father worked at different restaurants, and… Thomas Merritt - On his father (clip) Thomas Merritt - On fighting for civil rights (clip) MCJC Staff: “At the same time, kids in town were fighting for civil rights?” Thomas Merritt: “Yes. They were fighting for civil rights because they wanted to go places and to be free to go places and do things. Dairy Queen [chuckle]. Down at the bottom of Franklin Street, in the dirt parking lot… Thomas Merritt - On fighting for civil rights (clip) Thomas Merritt - On the theft of his family land (clip) MCJC Staff: “So what happened to the land?” Thomas Merritt: “Well, a lady came by and she had some papers and she tried to get my grandmother to sign them. So she forged her signature on them and she took the land. And I think she felt guilty. And my brother knew the whole story about what had… Thomas Merritt - On the theft of his family land (clip) Ms. Ceci Miller & Ruby Ceci enjoys sitting outside of the Hargraves Recreation Center (finally completed in 1941to accommodate the first all-black Navy Band) with her friends often. She had never been photographed with her dog, Ruby. She is the proud mother of Paris Miller, a teacher and community activist, and the… Ms. Ceci Miller & Ruby Paris Miller Paris Miller Freddie Mae Mitchell Freddie Mae Mitchell Freddie Mae Mitchell - On her family and food Ms. Freddie Mae Mitchell grew up on Graham Street, and as the oldest daughter in her family, she helped her parents by cooking for the rest of the family. Her cousins owned a farm, and her family would get food from them. When she got married she moved to Gomains Street, where she lived for ten… Freddie Mae Mitchell - On her family and food Freddie Mae Mitchell Freddie Mae Mitchell Demonstrators arrested at Colonial Drug Sit-in Demonstrators, including Walter Mitchell (center), are arrested during a night sit-in blocking the door to Colonial Drug. Members of owner John Carswell’s family and a friend watch from the inside. Demonstrators arrested at Colonial Drug Sit-in Mr. Andrés Morales-Castillo Exuding kindness and graciousness, Andrés is quick to smile and share a story. A deeply spiritual person, he possesses a strong belief in the power of neighbors helping each other through difficult times. Mr. Andrés Morales-Castillo Andrés Morales-Castillo – Un Relato de un Vecino (clip) Andrés Morales-Castillo – Un Relato de un Vecino (clip) Andrés Morales-Castillo – El Papel de la Comida en la Comunidad (clip) Andrés Morales-Castillo – El Papel de la Comida en la Comunidad (clip) Andres Morales-Castillo Esta entrevista es parte de la colección del Marian Cheek Jackson Center para la serie de Encontrando a Nuestros Vecinos. Señor Andrés Morales-Castillo empieza la entrevista con descripciones del barrio donde vive ahorra, comparando lo con su barrio de Monterrey, México. El cuenta un relato de un… Andres Morales-Castillo Andres Morales-Castillo Andrés Morales-Castillo es un residente de Chapel Hill, NC originalmente de Monterrey, México. Andres Morales-Castillo is a resident of Chapel Hill, NC originally from Monterrey, Mexico. Andres Morales-Castillo Previous Page ... 42 43 44 45 46 ... Next Page
