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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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Paris Miller

Freddie Mae Mitchell

Andres Morales-Castillo

Andrés Morales-Castillo es un residente de Chapel Hill, NC originalmente de Monterrey, México.

Andres Morales-Castillo is a resident of Chapel Hill, NC originally from Monterrey, Mexico.

Martrina Morrow

"We were so segregated and I could never figure this one out and I wish somebody would tell me before I die: How in the name of God can you let me take care of your child, watch that child, you know, tend to that child, fix lunch for that child, and couldn’t eat in your house? I wish somebody would…

Equashia Mumeen

Alberta Neely

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Jerry Neville

Stella Nickerson

"You really didn't have to worry about whether or not somebody was going to be around or—it wasn't something you thought about. You always had your neighbors next door, or across the street. That's who looked out for you." - Stella Nickerson

Delaine Norwood

"Teachers used to talk about, "Well one day there's going to be integration. And those teachers aren't going to spend the time with you like I'm spending with you. We want to make sure you're prepared." - Delaine Norwood

Elaine Norwood

Raney Norwood

"If you called me poor, even back then, I couldn't find anywhere for that word to fit into our vocabulary. My brother and I, when we sit down and talk now, we feel rich." - Raney Norwood

Thomas James "Bubba" Norwood

"I rehearsed one day and was gone the next...I didn’t have a chance to tell anyone. And my first gig was in Nashville, Tennessee. I actually turned,...eighteen on the road." - Thomas James "Bubba" Norwood Bubba Norwood was born in Northside where he picked up drumming at an early age. He began his…

Judy Nunn Snipes

"My fear is that people won't continue to...pass on the heritage. In black families I always felt that was the strength - what you learn from your ancestry you continue to pass on to your children." - Judy Nunn Snipes

Gertrude Nunn

"Know that we do exist here, and the older people that left property for us, it’s a legacy...And I’m happy that I’m living enough to tell the story." - Gertrude Nunn

Jason Owens

Tommy Owens and Jason Owens are brothers who moved to Chapel Hill around 2008. Tommy is described to be someone who is “always looking out for others” and the brothers share a vision of the Chapel Hill community as a place that is safe, full of good neighbors, but changing with time. Their shared…

Tommy Owens

Tommy Owens and Jason Owens are brothers who moved to Chapel Hill around 2008. Tommy is described to be someone who is “always looking out for others” and the brothers share a vision of the Chapel Hill community as a place that is safe, full of good neighbors, but changing with time. Their shared…

Michael Palmer

"Wealth is in relationships. And if you wanted to measure that wealth, it is in the number of people that show up to your funeral. Because if people care enough, they’re gonna take time outta their lives to acknowledge yours." - Michael Palmer In his current position as Senior Outreach Coordinator…

Karen L. Parker

"Most Black students wanted to go to historically Black colleges or universities because there was a sense of belonging. Because one thing about being one of the handful of Blacks on a predominantly white campus socially you can be very isolated." - Karen L. Parker

Bertina Parrish

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David Parrish

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Melvin Parrish

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Willie Mae Patterson

"My granddad and my grandma they always had a garden. We grew up with a garden and they canned our food. We had a lot and they would can the vegetables, had a lot of tomatoes so they canned the tomatoes, and string beans, so you didn’t have to go back to the store in the wintertime to buy them.…

Joanne Peerman

"We were not allowed into restaurants and nightclubs and the like. So anyone who wanted to go to wholesome family activities would go to school activities and sporting events and musical concerts given by the chorus from school. School played a very, very significant role in the black community. It…

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…