Home > Items Browse Items (2170 total) Sort by: Title Subject Date Added Jerry Neville Jerry Neville Jerdene Alston - On the African American freedom struggle and Civil Rights Movement in Chapel Hill Jerdene Alston is a Chapel Hill native that was born in 1944. She grew up having no issues with others regarding race, but when she learned about racial injustices facing fellow Black Americans across the country, she joined the civil rights movement. This was after graduating second in her class in… Jerdene Alston - On the African American freedom struggle and Civil Rights Movement in Chapel Hill Jerdene Alston "We would always be singing at the time we were marching. We would just march and sing and that was it." - Jerdene Alston Jerdene Alston Jeanette Fearrington Jeanette Fearrington Jean Pierre Jean Pierre Jason Owens Tommy Owens and Jason Owens are brothers who moved to Chapel Hill around 2008. Tommy is described to be someone who is “always looking out for others” and the brothers share a vision of the Chapel Hill community as a place that is safe, full of good neighbors, but changing with time. Their shared… Jason Owens Jasmine Farmer with 8th graders Jasmine Farmer leads 8th graders at Smith Middle School in an exercise as part of a Civil Rights Workshop. Jasmine Farmer with 8th graders Jasmine Farmer Performs Jasmine Farmer Performs Jarrett Dawson's Dad Jarrett Dawson's Dad Jarrett Dawson leading song Jarrett Dawson leading song Jarrett Dawson and other youth Jarrett Dawson and other youth Jarrett Dawson - On work, family, and church In this interview, Jarrett Dawson, a Chapel Hill local discusses his experiences with work, family, and church. Although originally from North Carolina, Dawson talks briefly about how his family moved to Patterson New Jersey for a time, and the experience of taking trips between North Carolina and… Jarrett Dawson - On work, family, and church Jarrett Dawson Jarrett Dawson grew up with family ties to Northside and spent much of his childhood growing up in Florence, North Carolina while discovering his talents as a musician. For a time, his family moved to Patterson, New Jersey where he also has a lot of extended family. As a young adult, he finished… Jarrett Dawson Janie Johnson - On her home, family, elder care, and real estate "My momma bought a house, four walls that did not have running water, did not have a bathroom, and did not have a kitchen sink. She walked through the door and began working on that house and every year we are still doing renovations to that house. They bought it in ’52 and here it is in 2019, and I… Janie Johnson - On her home, family, elder care, and real estate Janie Johnson - On food, family, and growing up in Carrboro Food takes center stage for Janie Johnson. In this interview, she describes in vivid imagery, along with accompanying envisioned smells, the kitchens of her mother and grandmother and all the food that came out of them. Several times, Ms. Johnson mentions how the sassafras tea that her grandmother… Janie Johnson - On food, family, and growing up in Carrboro Janie Johnson - On community (clip) Janie Johnson - On community (clip) Janie Johnson Janie Johnson Janie Alston - On what she likes about her neighborhood (clip) HV: What do you think, like, stands out most about, like, what do you like most about your home? JA: Because I grew up here, and I grew up in the area. See, my kids don't have any connection, because they grew up in Connecticut. But, you know, we could walk – I'd come by here every morning and wait… Janie Alston - On what she likes about her neighborhood (clip) Janie Alston - On her family history (clip) Alex Biggers (AB): I'm Alex Biggers, this is Hudson Vaughan. We're here with Janie Alston on Lindsey Street. It's April 20th, about like, 10 o'clock in the morning. Hudson Vaughan (HV): Awesome. We're just going to put this down, and then, let's just keep going. You just forget about that. At any… Janie Alston - On her family history (clip) Janie Alston - On her childhood, civil rights, and the Hargraves family The interview includes the history of the Hargraves family: her great-grandfather, Jerry Hargraves had a role in the founding of St. Paul's. Nineteen children were born to her grandparents, Della Weaver and Luther Hargraves, the first black mortician in the area. He also built houses in Northside.… Janie Alston - On her childhood, civil rights, and the Hargraves family Janie Alston - On activities and events at Hargraves (clip) Janie Alston describes nursery school and Girl Scouts at Hargraves and talks about a going-away party held for her there when she was 14 and moving out of the area. Janie Alston - On activities and events at Hargraves (clip) Janie Alston Janie Alston Janie Alston "I was raised in the church. On Sundays we went to Sunday school, church, church at night, every Sunday." - Janie Alston Janie Alston, great-granddaughter of Jerry Hargraves, has devoted her life to caring for others. Having grown up on Mitchell Lane during the era of segregation and Jim Crow, she… Janie Alston Jane Garrett Jane Garrett Previous Page ... 45 46 47 48 49 ... Next Page
