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 Russell Edwards

 Russell Edwards - Applechill (clip)

 Russell Edwards - Civil Rights (clip)

 Russell Edwards - Dr. Lloyd (clip)

 Russell Edwards - Greenbridge and Northside (clip)

 Russell Edwards - Lincoln High and Chapel Hill High (clip)

 Russell Edwards - Lynching (clip)

 Russell Edwards - On his family, faith, health, and upbringing

Russell Edwards grew up in Chapel Hill and has watched, as well as experienced, many situations that African-Americans dealt with both before, during, and after the civil rights movement took place. He resides in one of the historic African American communities of Chapel Hill and shares his opinions…

 Russell Edwards - On Northside, the Civil Rights Movement, and desegregation

Russell Edwards grew up in Chapel Hill and has watched, as well as experienced, many situations that African-Americans dealt with both before, during, and after the Civil Rights Movement took place. He resides in one of the historic African American communities of Chapel Hill and shares his opinions…

 Russell Edwards and Rob Stephens

 Russell Edwards and Rob Stephens

 Russell Edwards at May Day Festival 2014

Russell Edwards sings at the open mike event with his daughter Verna at the 2014 May Day Festival.

Ruth Booth

Ms. Ruth Booth was born and raised in Chatham County on a 100 acre private farm owned by her grandfather. At the age of 17 she was tired of picking cotton and corn and decided to leave Chatham and move to Chapel Hill. Ms. Booth was a former member of Hamlet Chapel. When she moved to Chapel Hill she…

 Ruth, Charles, and Anita Booth

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…

Sallie Pendergraft

Ms. Sallie Pendergraft was born in Winnsboro, SC, lived in Durham as a child, and moved to Chapel Hill, NC, as a teenager. Ms. Sallie is one of the oldest living and active members at First Baptist Church. She co-founded the Lyon Park Family Life and Recreation Center in Durham and served for many…

 Sallie Pendergraft - On her education, faith, the Church of God, and Holmes Child Care

In this interview, Sally Pendergraft (soon turning 99 years old) discusses her family growing up in Durham and Chapel Hill. Her daughter, Christie who spent many years living in Georgia joins her to help her remember details about her life. The conversation covers the founding of the Church of God…

Sandi Abbo

Sandi Abbo moved around North Carolina in her early years before her family settled down in Chapel Hill, N.C. She lived in Pine Knolls and Tin Top with her mother and four sisters, attending school in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro district during the tumultuous time of desegregation. She went on to…

 Sandi Abbo - On education

“I am a believer that education is essential, just like air. Just like oxygen. We have to feed our minds, and I also believe we have to feed our souls.” - Sandi Abbo This interview was a part of the Marian Cheek Jackson Center Education series. Ms. Abbo grew up living in Pine Knolls and Tin Top…

 Sandi Abbo - On expectations for students in school (clip)

 Sandi Abbo - On her Black teachers in high school (clip)

 Sandi Abbo - On her high school history teacher (clip)

 Sandi Abbo - On living "parallel lives" from her classmates (clip)

Sandi Abbo: “I remember being in high school. I went to high school in 1970…well, ‘69 I guess, ‘cause then after the new year it was ‘70. I was in 10th grade. When I was in high school, it was 10th, 11th, 12th. We were just excluded. We weren’t wanted, we were very clearly told ‘you don’t belong…

 Sandi Abbo - On participating in school clubs (clip)

 Sarah Stoneking's Statement