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"A lot of times you have to just listen--and be a listener."

Mr. Robert Revels

Meet the people who built the stone walls that surround the University, led movements for fair labor and housing across Chapel Hill/Carrboro, and fought for the freedom of all Black Americans.

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Cynthia Edwards-Paschall

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Birdine Edwards

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Keith Edwards

"You can only hold stuff in for so long." - Keith Edwards Keith Edwards is a native of Chapel Hill and has been a leader in the community for decades. Keith was one of the first black students to integrate Chapel Hill Junior High School in seventh grade. Ms. Keith later went on to work as a police…

Lillie Edwards

Lillie Edwards was born in Wake County and moved to Durham at a young age with her family. After graduating from high school in Durham, she moved to Gomains Street in Northside where she met her husband, Russell Edwards. She raised her three children in Northside and was a very active member of St.…

Russell Edwards

Clarke Egerton

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Benito Escovedo-Leal

Señor Benito Escovedo-Leal vive en Chapel Hill. Originalmente es de Pueblo, México.

Mr. Benito Escovedo-Leal lives in Chapel Hill. Originally, he is from Pueblo, Mexico.

Cary Esser

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Carolyn Evans

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Carlton Eversley

Dr. Reverend Carlton Eversley passed away September 16, 2019. Eversley was a pastor at Delbrook Presbyterian Church, a servant in the Winston Salem/Forsyth community, a civil rights activist, a speaker, an organizer, an advocate for a better school system, and a believer in justice. He left his mark…