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Haw River Baptist Church

Haw River Baptist Church is located on Mt. Gilead Church Road in Pittsboro, NC.

 Harvey Segal - 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.

Harvey Segal

Harry's Grill

Harry's Restaurant or Harry's Grill was located at 175 East Franklin Street and operated from the early 1960s until 1973. The space is currently occupied by Four Corners restaurant.

 Harrison Family and Haley Koch singing

 Harold Foster, one of the leaders of the Chapel Hill Freedom Movement

Harold Foster attended the conference organized by North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford in Raleigh on July 3, 1963, to discuss the "Negro Protest Movement." It marked the first time a Southern governor met with black leaders during the protests against segregation.

 Harold Foster, among those welcoming Dr. Martin Luther King during King’s visit to Roberson Street (Hargraves) Center in 1960.

 Harold Foster rallies demonstrators at St. Joseph CME

Harold Foster rallies demonstrators in front of St. Joseph CME church before marching through Chapel Hill.

First row left to right:
Harold Foster, Anita Booth, Larry Foushee, Wilbert Jones, (unknown), (unknown child), Bernard Foushee, Maxene Mason

 Harold Foster and others pointing to a segregated restaurant

Harold Foster and other marchers with the Chapel Hill Freedom movement point to a segregated restaurant.

 Harold Foster - 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.

Harold Foster

Hargraves Community Center

Community-built and community-led, Hargraves is the heart of Northside. In 1939, with fiscal support from the Works Progress Administration (WPA), resident brick masons and carpenters began construction on the “Negro Community Center.” In the midst of World War II, UNC would host the Navy’s…

Hargraves Community Center

You may think of a community center as something like your local YMCA.  Hargraves is that and so much more.  Community-built and community-led, Hargraves is the heart of Northside.  In 1939, with fiscal support from the Works Progress Administration (WPA), resident brick masons and carpenters began…

 Hargraves Center circa 1942

 Hargraves Center circa 1940s

 Hargraves Center circa 1940s

 Handy Campbell, Debra Coleman, and Paul Simmons - On his family, learning masonry, and building projects

This interview focuses on Handy Campbell’s work and family history and how grew up and learned how to be a mason from his father. His father learned from Handy’s grandfather (Judge Campbell). He described learning how to be a bricklayer as a 6 year old and building a stone house with his father when…

Handy Campbell

"My whole family was masons...that’s what we did that’s how I came up. - Handy Campbell Handy Campbell began working as a brick mason with his father at six years old. He started his own masonry business at fifteen years old, and had a long career mentoring other masons in Chapel Hill and working on…

Hampton University

"One of the things about Hampton -- Hampton trained all its graduates with two goals, objectives in mind. Number one, to give back to the university so therefore it could continue. It was a private school, so alumni always gave money back to the school. The second thing was that anybody that…

Hamlet Chapel CME Church

Hamlet Chapel CME Church is located in Pittsboro, NC.

Hackney School

"The school was located on Merritt Mill Road. The primary building was off from the main building. And they were all wooden frame buildings, but being a child just enjoying the experience, I didn't think about the building or what was taught. But it was wonderful. And I seemed to be very happy in…

H. Lee Waters Logbook, Volume 1, Pages 148-149

 Gwen Atwater feature with Billue Baldwin in background

 Gwen Atwater - On the importance of planning (clip)