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 Deloris Bynum - On work with Ipas (clip)

 Andrea Harris - On her aunt's story (clip)

 Louise Felix - On work (clip)

 Louise Felix - On domestic work (clip)

 Edna Lyde - On housekeeping work (clip)

 Dr. Whitney Robinson - On neighborhood changes (clip)

 Betty Geer - On the neighborhood (clip)

 Betty Geer - On Greenbridge (clip)

 Dr. Whitney Robinson - On navigating healthcare (clip)

 Willis Farrington - On his prison ministry (clip)

 Civil Rights Story Circle - On treatment in jail (clip)

 Civil Rights Story Circle - On Carrboro (clip)

 Anita Spring Council and Annette "Neecy" Council - On hiring prison employees (clip)

Student Projects

Since its beginnings, the Marian Cheek Jackson Center for Saving and Making History has been dedicated to bringing local Black history, told by the people who have lived it, to the next generations of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Orange County. Over the years, the life histories of neighbors have…

Learning Economic Vocabulary through Businesses in Our Community

Using case studies of local Black-owned businesses, students will learn key economic vocabulary terms and be able to explain how those terms apply to real world situations in their own community. NC Standard Course of Study: 2.E.1.1 Give examples of ways in which businesses in the community meet…

 Janie Johnson - On community (clip)

 Kathy Atwater - On the kitchen (clip)

 Kathy Atwater - On gardens (clip)

 Betty Geer - On gardens (clip)

 Anita Spring Council and Annette "Neecy" Council - On gardens (clip)

 Albert "Bruce" Washington - Introductions (clip)

 Albert "Bruce" Washington - Background information (clip)

Yvonne Cleveland: What made you interested in becoming a brick mason? Albert Washington: Well, I took it in high school at Chatham County, Horton High School, and they used to interview us and say who’s going to college? If you weren't going to college, they would teach you a trade—carpeting, brick…

 Albert "Bruce" Washington - One million bricks (clip)

 Albert "Bruce" Washington - On teaching the trade (clip)

Yvonne Cleveland: What is one thing you would want to share with people today who might be interested in this kind of work? Another question is: do you think this kind of work is still in existence? Albert Washington: Well, it is now, but when I first started, it was all Black [people] doing it…