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"Lane to discuss new leader; Chambers 'vision, zeal' cited"

Dr. Alex A. Chambers served as pastor at St. Joseph CME Church from 1964-1967. This article from The Jackson Sun in Jackson, Tennessee details Dr. Chambers funeral services. Photo courtesy of Patricia "Pat" Jackson and St. Joseph CME Church.

"President of Lane dies"

Dr. Alex A. Chambers served as pastor at St. Joseph CME Church from 1964-1967. This newspaper article announcing his passing lists his accomplishments while serving as President of Lane College. Photo courtesy of Patricia "Pat" Jackson and St. Joseph CME Church.

 Postcard of St. Joseph CME Church

 Drawing of Dr. Alex Chambers

Dr. Alex A. Chambers served as pastor at St. Joseph CME Church from 1964-1967. Photo courtesy of Patricia "Pat" Jackson and St. Joseph CME Church.

"Putting the Past in Focus" - The "Gray Ladies" of N.C. Memorial Hospital

This newspaper article from The Chapel Hill Herald discusses Chapel Hill's "Gray Ladies," who volunteered their caregiving services in hospitals. Photo courtesy of Patricia "Pat" Jackson and St. Joseph CME Church.

 Front cover from Rev. Warren R. Foushee's Homegoing Service

Rev. Warren R. Foushee served as the pastor for St. Joseph CME Church from 1955-1964. Members of St. Joseph's congregation traveled to Columbia, South Carolina for Rev. Foushee's homegoing service in 1991, bringing back the cover from the order of service. Photo courtesy of Patricia "Pat" Jackson…

 Rev. Warren R. Foushee

This photo shows Rev. Warren R. Foushee, who served as the pastor of St. Joseph CME Church from September 1955 to August 1964. Rev. Foushee was born and grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Photo courtesy of Patricia Jackson and St. Joseph CME Church

 Mildred "Mama Dip" Council Wins NC Small Business Person of the Year

Mildred "Mama Dip" Council won North Carolina's Small Businessperson of the Year in 2002 and came in third runner-up in the national contest. Along with her daughter Anita Spring Council, Mrs. Council traveled to the White House in Washington DC to meet President George W. Bush. She also received…

 Mildred "Mama Dip" Council Enjoys Food at Mama Dip's Kitchen

"People always said 'If you eat your own food it must be good.'" - Anita Spring Council Mildred "Mama Dip" Council enjoys some of her own food in the kitchen of Mama Dip's Kitchen. Photos courtesy of Anita Spring Council

 Elementary School Field Trip to Mama Dip's Kitchen

An elementary school class visited Mama Dip's Kitchen and enjoyed lunch at the restaurant. After the field trip, students drew pictures about their experience. Photos courtesy of Anita Spring Council

 Mama Dip's Catering at A Tasteful Affair

Mama Dip's Kitchen participated in the Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill's event, A Tasteful Affair. Mildred "Mama Dip" Council served food from her restaurant during the tasting event. Photos courtesy of Anita Spring Council

 Mama Dip's Kitchen Menus Through the Years

Opening in 1976, Mama Dip's Kitchen is a Chapel Hill institution. Scroll through to see different versions of the menu through the years. Photos courtesy of Anita Spring Council

A.D. Clark Pool

A.D. Clark Pool opened at the Roberson Street Center (now Hargraves Center) in June 1961. Prior to the opening of the pool, young people in the Black community swam in local creeks (including one by the railroad trestle near the public works building) and swimming holes like the 88 and the Catfish…

Mama Dip's Kitchen

Mama Dip's Kitchen is a full service restaurant serving traditional southern food since 1976. The restaurant was founded my Mildred "Mama Dip" Council who had previously cooked at Bill's Bar-B-Que, which was owned by her husband's family. She trained all of her children in all aspects of operating…

 Trailways Bus Station

The Trailways bus station at 311 W. Franklin Street in Chapel Hill, NC, 1947.

 Program from a memorial service for Orange County Training School and Lincoln High School alumni

This is a scan of the program for the 1995 memorial service for O.C.T.S. and Lincoln High alumni. Item courtesy of Mrs. Pat Jackson

 Mrs. Marian Cheek Jackson's College Diploma

This is a scan of Mrs. Marian Cheek Jackson's diploma from St. Augustine's College in 1946.

 Lincoln High School Alma Mater

This is the lyrics to the Lincoln High School alma mater, set to the tune of Finlandia Hymn. Scan courtesy of Mrs. Pat Jackson

Walt's Grill

The building that houses Ms. Molly's Gift Shop and Walt's Grill has been owned by the Riggsbee family since 1944. At various points in time, it has been home to the Church of God of Prophecy and Lizzy Mae's Southern Kitchen. In the late 1990s, the restaurant became Walt's Grill, run by Bobby…

Ms. Molly's Gift Shop

The building that houses Ms. Molly's Gift Shop and Walt's Grill has been owned by the Riggsbee family since 1944. At various points in time, it has been home to the Church of God of Prophecy and Lizzy Mae's Southern Kitchen. In the late 1990s, the restaurant became Walt's Grill with Ms. Molly's…

Winston-Salem State University

Winston-Salem State University is a historically Black public university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Founded as Slater Industrial Academy in 1892, it was renamed Winston-Salem Teachers College in 1925. The addition of a school of nursing in 1963 led it to be renamed Winston-Salem State College…

Windy Hill

"I was born in Chapel Hill, I was born on Hillsborough Street, which most blacks referred as Windy Hill. And...to enter Windy Hill, you had to go through the white community. And to exit Windy Hill you had to go through the white community. And it was just a segment of black homeowners that lived on…

William E. Smith Masonry

"When you start, you’re always dealing with brick. But with bricks come long blocks, and then later on, then come rocks. You know, so I was not trained to be a rock mason. 1971 or 1972, I did my first rock repair on Pittsboro Street at the Carolina Inn. And we have just gone from there.... I knew…

Watts Restaurant and Watts Motel

"We may have had a few incidents, and I remember at the Watts Motel, they would throw acid and pee out the window, embarrassing. But they just didn’t want us to integrate, that was the biggest problem." - Carol Brooks "They was picketing that place because they wouldn t let Blacks go in there and…