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William Gattis - On how lines were drawn (clip)

Interviewed on March 26, 2025

William Gattis (WG): Now, the date that we are talking about is around 1851…

Dr. Courtney Rivard: Yeah, let’s see if we can get a better timeline than what we have here.

WG: ... and the reason why I am saying that is that this is when these lines were drawn. It is even documented. Merritt Mill Road separated the two. That’s why McCauley Street does not touch Merritt Mill Road.

Pat Jackson: Right.

William Gattis - On how lines were drawn (clip)

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Oral history interview of Gattis, William on March 26, 2025 at St. Joseph CME Fellowship Hall, Chapel Hill, NC.

Citation: Marian Cheek Jackson Center, “William Gattis - On how lines were drawn (clip),” From the Rock Wall, accessed September 13, 2026, https://fromtherockwall.org/oral-histories/william-gattis-on-how-lines-were-drawn-clip.

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