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Euzelle Smith and R.D. Smith - On service (clip)

Euzelle and R.D. Smith - On how to drive (clip)

Euzelle and R.D. Smith - On being newlyweds (clip)

Euzelle and R.D. Smith - On the schoolhouse (clip)

Euzelle and R.D. Smith - On community (clip)

Euzelle and R.D. Smith - On school (clip)

Euzelle and R.D. Smith - On wedding photos (clip)

Euzelle and R.D. Smith - On daycare (clip)

Euzelle Smith - On teaching in South Carolina (clip)

Euzelle Smith - On putting her children in daycare and cooking (clip)

Euzelle Smith (ES): My mother-in-law didn't particularly want to put them in daycare. She said she would rather keep them. But I wanted them to start getting used to being with other children. And learning how to mingle and associate. And when the twins went to nursery… to daycare at two, the first…

Euzelle and R.D. Smith - On food and cooking

R.D. and Euzelle Smith have lived in Pottersfield in Chapel Hill since the 1940s. Both worked as educators in Chapel Hill for decades, and R.D. served as a member of the Town Council. They then became the namesakes for Smith Middle School when it was constructed. This interview was done as part of…

Reginald D. Smith, II - On his parents career in education

R. D. Smith - 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.

Interview with R.D. Smith - Part 1

This video, created by Judith Van Wyk, was part of a project by Van Wyk documenting the impact and legacy of the desegregation of Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools. Courtesy of Judith Van Wyk. Video may not be altered in any way.

R.D. Smith

R.D. and Euzelle Smith built their house on Caldwell Street after R.D. returned from serving in World War II. Leading figures in the neighborhood and the town, both were life-long educators in Chapel Hill. He was the principal of Lincoln High School and a mentor to many young people who grew up in…

R. D and Euzelle Smith

This interview is part of a group of interviews conducted by Susan Simone exploring the lives and struggle of various members of the Northside community: a historically black and primarily residential neighborhood located immediately northwest of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and…

2002 Northside walk in honor of Mrs. Hargraves

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

Interview with R.D. Smith - Part 2