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Gracie Webb - On changes to the neighborhood and the effects on senior community members
"All of this was Black, all of this. All the way down Gomain was Black...All of the people who lived here weren’t nothing but Black." - Gracie Webb In the interview Mrs. Webb discusses her neighborhood and describes how the house that she grew up in…
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Judy Nunn Snipes and Gertrude Nunn - Speaking about the Rogers-Eubanks community
“I just have to say it was two proud families that basically loved the land and raised their families and contributed to the economy. There were lots of talents on both sides of the family- there was nothing her brothers couldn’t do.” - Judy Nunn…
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Janie Johnson - On food, family, and growing up in Carrboro
Food takes center stage for Janie Johnson. In this interview, she describes in vivid imagery, along with accompanying envisioned smells, the kitchens of her mother and grandmother and all the food that came out of them. Several times, Ms. Johnson…
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Elaine Norwood - On changes in Northside and relationships with neighbors
Ms. Elaine Norwood discusses her life-long residence in the Northside, relationships with neighbors, changes in the neighborhood, and race relations in Chapel Hill. The changes in the neighborhood are due to the elderly dying out, and the next…
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Edwin Caldwell - On the events leading up to school integration
“One of the most difficult times I had was looking [after] and protecting teachers. I felt like that was my job. Man, you know, teachers need to have some independence to be able to do what they need to do, and I let them know that I was going to…
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David Kirkman - On his childhood, school integration, and career as a lawyer
This interview is part of an oral history project called Southern Communities: Listening for a Change: Mighty Tigers--Oral HIstories of Chapel Hill's Lincoln High School. The interviewes were conducted from 2000-2001, by Bob Gilgor, with former…
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Clementine Self - On her childhood, civil rights, education, and school integration
“I was going for my education, I was really going to make a statement that I’ve integrated this school–or desegregated, it was never integrated–desegregated the school. That was my goal.” - Clementine Self Clementine Self is a former student of…
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Fred Battle - On his childhood, education, sit-ins, and school integration
This interview is part of an oral history project called Southern Communities: Listening for a Change: Mighty Tigers--Oral HIstories of Chapel Hill's Lincoln High School. The interviewes were conducted from 2000-2001, by Bob Gilgor, with former…
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Alice Battle - On her experiences in Chapel Hill before integration
This interview is part of an oral history project called Southern Communities: Listening for a Change: Mighty Tigers--Oral HIstories of Chapel Hill's Lincoln High School. The interviewes were conducted from 2000-2001, by Bob Gilgor, with former…
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Edwin Caldwell, Jr. - On serving on the school board, politics, and elections
This interview is part of a project conducted by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill graduate and undergraduate students in a 2001 oral history course. Topics include Chapel Hill's efforts to end racial segregation in the public schools; the…
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Nathaniel Lee - On his childhood, bricklaying, and family
Nathaniel (Pee-Wee) Lee was a brick mason and laborer, and has worked and lived in the Chapel Hill area for most of his life. He was born in 1944 at UNC Hospital. When he was first born he lived with his grandparents on the farm that they…
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Katherine Council - On home, family, and changes in Chapel Hill
In this interview, Katherine “Mama Kat” Council talks about home and family. She discusses her parents, including her father’s death and her mother’s garden, and she describes where she grew up in rural Chapel Hill. Growing up was very different when…
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Nate Davis - On his childhood, education, and school integration
This interview is part of an oral history project called Southern Communities: Listening for a Change: Mighty Tigers--Oral HIstories of Chapel Hill's Lincoln High School. The interviewes were conducted from 2000-2001, by Bob Gilgor, with former…
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Dennis Farrington - On his family, education, and work experiences
Dennis Farrington spent the first part of his life in the Northside area of Chapel Hill before moving to a home off of NC Hwy 54, and he has deep roots in Chatham County, North Carolina. He attended Chapel Hill High School after it was newly…
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Deloris Bynum - On school integration, church, and work
In this interview Deloris Bynum recounts being in the 8th grade when black students were integrated into Chapel Hill High School. Bynum says that she loved to teach children. She worked as a Nurse’s Aide in Assisted Living homes and loved older…
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Edwin Caldwell, Sr. - On his family and working at the DKE fraternity house
“I try to live the best I can and do the best I can in church and my community and try to be a good citizen the best I know how and sometimes that’s hard to do.” - Edwin Caldwell, Sr. This interview is a part of an oral history project starting in…
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Joanne Peerman - On her childhood, education, and school integration
This oral history is part of an oral history project called Southern Communities: Listening for a Change: Mighty Tigers--Oral HIstories of Chapel Hill's Lincoln High School. The interviewees were conducted from 2000-2001, by Bob Gilgor, with former…
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Edwin Caldwell, Jr. - Speaking about his family and the University of North Carolina
This interview is part of a project from 1982 onward that focuses on notable individuals connected to the University of North Carolina.
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Braxton Foushee - On the Civil Rights Movement and issues facing Chapel Hill
"So when the demonstrations started in Greensboro, we decided it was time to do it in Chapel Hill, too." - Braxton Foushee This interview provides a background of Braxton Foushee’s involvement in the Chapel Hill area. He shares his experiences as a…
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Rebecca Clark - On her childhood, education, and school integration
This interview is part of an oral history project called Southern Communities: Listening for a Change: Mighty Tigers--Oral HIstories of Chapel Hill's Lincoln High School. The interviewes were conducted from 2000-2001, by Bob Gilgor, with former…
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Robert Revels - On influential people in his life
Throughout this interview, Mr. Revels discusses the most influential people in his life as being the Danziggers, his mother and father, and his grandmother. He touches on a lot of lessons he’s learned from each of these individuals throughout the…
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Joseph Fearrington and Clementine Self - On home, community, World War II, and Civil Rights
"Yeah, we the longest living on this street. We lived here longer than anybody." - Joseph Fearrington The interview begins with Mr. Fearrington's stories of how he came to Graham Street, then navigates back to earlier years of his life on the farm.…
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Civil Rights Story Circle - On their experiences in Chapel Hill in the 1960s
Freedom fighters Euyvonne Cotton, James Foushee, William Carter, Linda Brown, Keith Edwards, and Marion Phillips gathered upstairs at St. Joseph C.M.E. to talk about their experiences as young people in the freedom movement in Chapel Hill 1960-1964.…
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