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 Dianne Pledger - On love (clip)

 Dianne Pledger - On friends (clip)

 Dianne Pledger - On teacher's pay (clip)

 Dianne Pledger - On teaching (clip)

 Dianne Pledger. - On achievement (clip)

 Dianne Pledger - On the luck of the draw (clip)

 Dianne Pledger - On discipline (clip)

 Dianne Pledger - On playing (clip)

 Dianne Pledger - Watch over (clip)

 Diane Pledger - On her education and school experiences

“Education is the key to having more and representing your people and making it to the next level. So, in the whole realm of education, we had to make sure that within the school system, we were getting ours. That we were afforded the opportunity to get ours.” - Diane Pledger Diane Pledger recalls…

Diane Pledger

 Dr. Marion Phillips - On his career at UNC and Dr. Stone

 Civil Rights Story Circle - On Carrboro (clip)

 Civil Rights Story Circle - On treatment in jail (clip)

Marion Phillips

 Melissa Peters - On education

Melissa Peters

 Velma Perry - On the early history of Northside (clip)

Heather Giuffre: So, I guess my first question for you, Velma, would be how did your family get to the Chapell Hill area? Velma Perry: [Laughter] HG: [Laughter] VP: Well, my family got to the Chapel Hill area back in the 1800 and something. I think they got there mostly in 1840. The University up…

 Velma Perry - On the founding of St. Paul AME Church (clip)

 Velma Perry - Holiday Memories (clip)

Velma Perry tells about holiday dances in Northside.To hear more from Velma Perry, listen to her full oral history "Velma Perry - On the history and future of Northside."

 Velma Perry and Laura Reeves - On the Carolina Inn

 Velma Perry at May Day Festival 2013

Ms. Velma Perry at the May Day Festival in 2013.

 Velma Perry - On her family history, political organizing, and working at the Carolina Inn

This interview with Velma Perry captures her time growing up in the Tin Top neighborhood of Chapel Hill. Velma Perry’s mother was one of Luther Hargrave’s and Della Weaver’s nineteen children. She recounts how her family has lived in the Tin Top neighborhood for generations, where her father helped…

Velma Perry

"About a hundred and thirty years there: the same house. People live in it [laughter] right now!" - Velma Perry