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 Mrs. Frances Hargraves teaches students

Mrs. Hargraves talks to a group of students.

 Hargraves Center circa 1942

 Hargraves Center circa 1940s

 Hargraves Center circa 1940s

 2002 Northside walk in honor of Mrs. Hargraves

Delores Bailey speaks at the Northside walk in honor of Mrs. Hargraves

 2002 Northside walk in honor of Mrs. Hargraves

R.D. Smith speaks at the Northside walk in honor of Mrs. Hargraves in 2002.

 2002 Northside walk in honor of Mrs. Hargraves

 2002 Northside walk in honor of Mrs. Hargraves

 Lincoln High Band

The Lincoln High Band earned an A rating in the State Festival in 1949.

 Eat at Joe's Protest

This was part of continuous protests of all of the segregated restaurants and lunch counters downtown. The Long Meadow Milk truck in the back was used as a paddy wagon to take people to the police department, because department did not have any at the time. The owner of Eat at Joe’s, one of the most…

 "No More Uncle Tom"

Ms. Avery Brewer is holding the “No More Uncle Tom” sign. She was a resident of Lindsey Street, and was a wonderful cook. Mrs. Avery worked at Chapel Hill Cleaners for a number of years and during the time of the civil rights marches, she was noted to say "they want us to clean their clothes but…

 Chapel Hill - Carrboro Merchants Association Credit Bureau Chamber of Commerce

 "Give Freedom for Christmas"

Bubba Riggsbee is walking in the front of the line, holding the “Freedom for Christmas” sign and wearing a light colored polo shirt and dark colored cardigan. The gentleman on the right behind him wearing glasses and a suit may be a student, because students always wore suits around campus. This…

 Rev. JR Manley Speaks

Rev. JR Manley speaks at a Sustaining OurSelves meeting in 2011.

Prince Taylor

Work and Labor

Working at the University has been a source of pride and resentment for Northside neighbors who built the early dorms, hospital, South Building, laid the brick walkways, hauled washing water from the “old well” to students in Old East, did copious amounts of laundry 7 days/week for $14 (which could…

 Hilliard Caldwell at the Northside Gateway Dedication

Hilliard Caldwell, one of the Chapel Hill Nine, attended the unveiling of the first Northside gateway in 2017. The gateway is located at the corner of West Rosemary and Roberson Street.

 Marker to the Chapel Hill Nine

A marker to the Chapel Hill Nine was dedicated on February 28, 2020 and is located at 450 West Franklin Street.

 Unveiling of Northside Gateway

The Northside Gateway was unveiled at the corner of W. Rosemary and Roberson during the 2017 Northside Festival.

Sherdenia Weaver

The Freedom Movement

Spurred by the lunch counter sit-ins in Greensboro and by the actions of high school students determined to gain fair and open access to places that served the public, the Freedom Movement in Chapel Hill was supposed to break the way for cities and towns across the South. But, as James Foushee says,…

 Russell Edwards at May Day Festival 2014

Russell Edwards sings at the open mike event with his daughter Verna at the 2014 May Day Festival.

"Black History, Our History"

To learn more about the erasure of Black people and history from Chapel Hill, read "Black History, Our History" by Cynthia Edwards-Paschall for Chapel Hill Magazine.

History of Lincoln High School by Mr. Edwin Caldwell

In June 1973, Mr. Edwin Caldwell wrote a history of Lincoln High School for Lincoln High School Alumni Association. Starting with the establishment of the "Free School," Mr. Caldwell details the events leading up to the renaming of O.C.T.S. to Lincoln High School. To read the history, click here.