Home > Items Browse Items (2169 total) Sort by: Title Subject Date Added Troy Harrison - There's a struggle going on (clip) In this short clip, Rev. Harrison talks about his dream for Chapel Hill. Troy Harrison - There's a struggle going on (clip) Troy Harrison and Brianna Harrison Troy Harrison and Brianna Harrison Troy Harrison Prayer Troy Harrison Prayer Troy Harrison Singing Troy Harrison Singing University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill "There would not be a University if there had not been the Blacks in this community to help build the University." - Kathy Atwater The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was chartered in 1789 and began enrolling students in 1795. Through the mid-19th century, enslaved Black people on lease… University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North Carolina at Greensboro Initially established as a women's college, the State Normal and Industrial School opened in 1892. In 1919 it was renamed the North Carolina College for Women and in 1932 it was renamed the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina. Men were first admitted in 1963, when it became the… University of North Carolina at Greensboro Unveiling of Northside Gateway The Northside Gateway was unveiled at the corner of W. Rosemary and Roberson during the 2017 Northside Festival. Unveiling of Northside Gateway US Navy B-1 Band A member of the US Navy B-1 Band helps a child play the trumpet. US Navy B-1 Band US Navy B-1 Band A member of the US Navy B-1 Band at an event. US Navy B-1 Band US Navy B-1 Band A member of the US Navy B-1 Band with a projector. US Navy B-1 Band US Navy B-1 Band Members of the US Navy B-1 Band play for three kids US Navy B-1 Band US Navy B-1 Band The US Navy B-1 Band posed for a photo. US Navy B-1 Band US Navy B-1 Band in a parade Members of the US Navy B-1 Band march in a parade. US Navy B-1 Band in a parade Valerie Foushee - On attending segregated elementary schools (clip) Valerie Foushee (VF): When I started elementary school I started at Northside, which has just been deconstructed. First grade at Northside, and when I went to Northside the district was preparing to close that facility and when I was there there was no cafeteria. And so for one whole year—now I… Valerie Foushee - On attending segregated elementary schools (clip) Valerie Foushee - On how the first students integrated Chapel Hill schools (clip) TB: So when you went to Frank Porter Graham then, at that point was your decision to go there that at that point that it was the closest, and so it was this sort of idea of a neighborhood school— VF: It wasn’t a decision. TB: Ok, so they districted— VF: We were still segregated— TB: --still that… Valerie Foushee - On how the first students integrated Chapel Hill schools (clip) Valerie Foushee - On race relations after desegregation in junior high school (clip) Tracey Barrett (TB) : Right. So you, I mean, you sound like you changed schools a lot, in terms of school buildings and I’m assuming also the students you were in school with changed a lot too, how did that affect the way you viewed school, or do you think that it affected your education as a… Valerie Foushee - On race relations after desegregation in junior high school (clip) Valerie Foushee - On race relations at Chapel Hill High School (clip) Valerie Foushee (VF): by the time we got through Phillips, my whole class, black and white, it was just a big friendship. We had come through a lot of those things that we went through when I was in seventh grade with boycotts at the high school that kind of like trickled down to the middle school,… Valerie Foushee - On race relations at Chapel Hill High School (clip) Valerie P. Foushee Valerie P. Foushee Valerie P. Foushee - On getting into politics (clip) Tracey Barrett (TB): How did you decide to sort of get into politics? I mean, you described a long career in the Police Department, and obviously you were working your way up in many ways, from where you started to where you ended up as an administrator, but what led to your decision to -– am I… Valerie P. Foushee - On getting into politics (clip) Valerie P. Foushee - On her accomplishments with the School Board Tracey Barrett (TB): What is something that you are most proud of? That, sort of, you feel like was an accomplishment during your time on the School Board, that you look back on and say, like “I’m glad that I was there for that” or “I know I made a difference in that way?” Valerie Foushee (VF): My… Valerie P. Foushee - On her accomplishments with the School Board Valerie P. Foushee - On her activism and social life while at UNC (clip) Valerie Foushee: ...or I would just kind of like stay in my room, watch TV and study, but I was at Carolina, and that was important. Tracey Barrett: So did you, you lived on campus all four years? VF: I lived on campus for two years, and my roommate the first year was a sophomore from the Henderson… Valerie P. Foushee - On her activism and social life while at UNC (clip) Valerie P. Foushee - On her career after leaving UNC (clip) TB: So after you left you mentioned that you were working full time, what job were you working at? Valerie Foushee: I started out working part time while I was at Carolina for the Chapel Hill School system driving a school bus and being a bus monitor, and then I got a job at Blue Cross and Blue… Valerie P. Foushee - On her career after leaving UNC (clip) Valerie P. Foushee - on her learning experiences during integration (clip) Valerie P. Foushee - on her learning experiences during integration (clip) Valerie P. Foushee - Speaking about her faith, church, and family This interview is in association with the Marian Cheek Jackson Center’s Life History Series. Senator Valerie Foushee, born May 7th 1956 is a lifelong member of the First Baptist Church. She began attending First Baptist at the age of two when her grandmother would bring her and her siblings to… Valerie P. Foushee - Speaking about her faith, church, and family Previous Page ... 83 84 85 86 87 ... Next Page
