Home > Items Browse Items (2170 total) Sort by: Title Subject Date Added Mrs. Betty Jones marches in a protest on Independence Day A march on Independence Day, July 4, 1964, through downtown Chapel Hill.Mrs. Betty Jones, who was heavily involved in the movement, is pictured behind an American flag. She was a member of First Baptist, and was a flower lady near the old location of Bank of America by the Varsity Theatre. Mrs. Betty Jones marches in a protest on Independence Day Quinton Baker leads a practice protest march In 1963, CORE leader Floyd McKissick asked Quinton Baker, one of his most trusted organizers, to go to Chapel Hill and teach effective nonviolence tactics to local activists. Here Baker leads a practice protest march.Quinton Baker, wearing black slacks and a light polo, leads a march training in the… Quinton Baker leads a practice protest march Young student marchers, both Black and white, point accusingly at segregated businesses in Chapel Hill. W. Leon Cotton is the young boy wearing a sweater vest, pointing his right hand. Linda McCauley Atwater is on the far right, wearing a striped skirt and short sleeve blouse pointing with her right hand. Young student marchers, both Black and white, point accusingly at segregated businesses in Chapel Hill. Picketers at the University Motel, just outside Chapel Hill Picketers at the University Motel, just outside Chapel Hill Ruby Farrington carried by Chapel Hill Police Chapel Hill Police Detective Lindy Pendergrass carries Ruby Farrington to the police van following her arrest at a sit-in on Franklin Street. Police Chief William Blake stands at far left with his back to the camera. Ruby Farrington carried by Chapel Hill Police Chapel Hill Police officer David Caldwell Chapel Hill Police officer David Caldwell (left) protects a young boy taking photos. Officer Earl Allen to carry a demonstrator to a police car. Chapel Hill Police officer David Caldwell John Fykes sings as police drag him from a sit-in John Fykes sings as police drag him from the Merchants Association building sit-in. Demonstrators often sang freedom songs such as "We Shall Overcome" during their protests and arrests. John Fykes sings as police drag him from a sit-in Euyvonne Cotton carried by Chapel Hill Police Chapel Hill police officers Graham Creel(left) and David Caldwell(right) carry Euyvonne Cotton to a police car following her arrest for sitting-in at the Chapel Hill/Carrboro Merchants Association. Euyvonne Cotton carried by Chapel Hill Police Demonstrators at a sit-in Chapel Hill Police Chief William Blake, with Officer Graham Creel(in helmet), warns the demonstrators to leave or they will be arrested. They were all arrested. Demonstrators at a sit-in Sit-in participants block the door to Brady's Restaurant Sit-in participants, singing and waving to the camera, block the door to Brady's Restaurant at the dinner hour.John Fykes is in the center front, wearing a dark suit and glasses. Clementine Self is sitting in the front row to the right wearing a light colored shirt under a dark jacket, with her… Sit-in participants block the door to Brady's Restaurant Durham-Chapel Hill Walk for Freedom Marchers walk in freezing rain from Durham to Chapel Hill on January 12, 1964, in support of a pending local public accommodations ordinance. Durham-Chapel Hill Walk for Freedom Marches walk in the Durham-Chapel Hill Walk for Freedom Marchers walk in freezing rain from Durham to Chapel Hill on January 12, 1964, in support of a pending local public accommodations ordinance. Marches walk in the Durham-Chapel Hill Walk for Freedom The Chapel Hill Board of Aldermen debate the proposed public accommodations ordinance The Chapel Hill Board of Aldermen, led by Mayor Sandy McClamrock (in center, with white hair), debate the proposed public accommodations ordinance. Despite the march, the vote failed. The Chapel Hill Board of Aldermen debate the proposed public accommodations ordinance Arthur Beaumont reaches for a demonstrator blocking the entrance to the Woollen Gym parking lot. Several weeks after the Chapel Hill Board of Aldermen failed to pass a public accomodation ordinance, the Chapel Hill Freedom Movement retaliated with a series of sit-ins and marches. Sit-ins blocked the exits to the Woollen Gymnasium parking lots. Arthur Beaumont reaches for a demonstrator blocking the entrance to the Woollen Gym parking lot. Sit-in at the exit of Woollen Gym parking lot The sit-in at the exit of the Woollen Gym parking lot brings cars to a standstill after the end of the UNC-Wake Forest basketball game.Ruby Farrington is on the far left wearing a white hoodie. Sitting next to her on the ground is Annie Riggsbee, with her head facing away from the camera talking to… Sit-in at the exit of Woollen Gym parking lot Arthur Beaumont drags a sit-in protestor away from the entrance to the Woollen Gym parking lot. This is the entrance to the Woollen Gym parking lot. There was a protest after one of the ball games, where protesters blocked people from leaving Fetzer Field where they parked. Police dragged protesters away, including this UNC student. Arthur Beaumont drags a sit-in protestor away from the entrance to the Woollen Gym parking lot. Students and townspeople line the intersection in front of the Chapel Hill Town Hall Students and townspeople line the intersection in front of the Chapel Hill Town Hall to watch as arrested demonstrators are brought to the jail. Students and townspeople line the intersection in front of the Chapel Hill Town Hall Protestors plant themselves in a crosswalk on Franklin Street Protesters plant themselves in a crosswalk on Franklin Street.TT Foushee is on the far right holding a sign that says “We reserve the right to refuse service to JIM CROW.” The uniformed men are police officers. Protestors plant themselves in a crosswalk on Franklin Street Protestors march and sing in Chapel Hill Pictured are Otto White, Ophelia Johnson, Kenny Farrington, Carolyn Farrington, Cynthia Hines, and Johnny Robinson Protestors march and sing in Chapel Hill Members of several rights organizations stand in front of the Chapel Hill Post Office Members of several rights organizations stand in front of the Chapel Hill Post Office. They led this holiday march on December 7, 1963. Carrying letters addressed to political leaders to urge anti-discrimination legislation, they requested that fellow Chapel Hill citizens follow suit and "Send… Members of several rights organizations stand in front of the Chapel Hill Post Office Hilliard Caldwell Hilliard Caldwell, one of the leaders of the Chapel Hill Freedom Movement, during a protest march on Franklin Street. Hilliard Caldwell was later elected to the Board of Aldermen in Carrboro, the town adjoining Chapel Hill. Hilliard Caldwell On and Off the Midway In 1957 in Chapel Hill, only 3 restaurants in Chapel Hill were desegregated, those owned and run by the immigrant Danziger family. Otherwise, Jim Crow laws kept Black residents from sharing a lunch counter, much less a table with whites. Breaking bread together would be one of the last thresholds of… On and Off the Midway The Porches of Northside The front porch. The space between inside and outside, private and public worlds. A place for friends and family to gather and to renew the essential connections that make up community. A place to sit and watch out; a place from which to receive the waves of passing neighbors and strangers as… The Porches of Northside Paul Caldwell Paul Caldwell was the first African-American sergeant, lieutenant, and captain of University Police at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a long time resident of the Northside Neighborhood, and was a police officer for the University for 27 years, beginning as a patrol officer… Paul Caldwell Previous Page ... 62 63 64 65 66 ... Next Page
