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Judy Nunn Snipes and Gertrude Nunn - On living on Rogers Road when it was a wagon road (clip)
Darius Scott (DS): So, before you married Mr. Nunn, you were living over on Rogers Road? Judy Nunn Snipes (JS): Yes. Gertrude Nunn (GN): Exactly. DS: And at that time, it was still the wagon trail? S: Yes. GN: Yeah, uh-huh. DS: And could you talk a…
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Paul Caldwell - On changes in education and his career
“Take one day at a time, don't plan on tomorrow or next week. God gives you one day at a time you take that one day and you thank him for it.” - Paul Caldwell This interview was conducted for a special edition of the Northside News on education. The…
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Jacob Pursel - On education
"I think a lot of [being an ally to black educators] is leaning on the fact that I am a white educator and that I am learning and that knowing that learning is a process. Knowing that I don’t know everything, knowing that I will make mistakes and…
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Ronnie Bynum - Speaking about racial tensions and his family history
In this interview, Ronnie Bynum discusses his family history, including the career of his grandmother as a midwife and the changes she witnessed on Airport Road, which is now MLK Boulevard. He talks about how much he learned from his grandmother, and…
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Euzelle and R.D. Smith - On Pottersfield and Smith Middle School
"...there was a movement in the town among the parents to change the name of the school because they didn't like their school children going to a training school. Training school has a negative connotation. And even when I would go back that first…
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Allen Buansi - On his environmental justice work (clip)
Kathryn Wall: And you’ve done some work right here in Chapel Hill around the RENA community and the landfill here. Could you speak a little bit about that? Allen Buansi: Sure. Absolutely. So, just going back to law school, back, I guess, during 2013.…
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Patricia "Pat" Jackson and Others - Conclusion (clip)
Dr. Courtney Rivard (CR): Pat, did you want add some other things? Patricia “Pat” Jackson (PJ): I’m just going to thank you guys for these pages because I’m going to get some notes from my elders, some of the people that could not be here to, you…
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Thomas Merritt - On his family history, the importance of land ownership, and life prior to and after integration
"Know what history really is. Know what history is all about. Dig deep." - Thomas Merritt In this interview, Mr. Merritt gives an overview of his family history in Chapel Hill and Carrboro by sharing memories of his childhood while discussing larger…
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Karen L. Parker - On her childhood, family, college experience, and race
Karen Lynn Parker was the first African American woman undergraduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She discusses her childhood; family history; moving to Los Angels; three marriages; division of race in her neighborhood;…
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Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On her family, faith, community, and civil rights
Patricia Jackson grew up in Chapel Hill, NC and has been a member of St. Joseph CME Church for over forty years. She now works with Wake County Schools and is also a church secretary, a stewardess, and a community activist. This interview was done…
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Cecilia Davis - On growing up in Raleigh and teaching at Lincoln High
"I believe in encouraging students, because sometimes they don’t think they’re worth anything." - Cecilia Davis In this oral history, Cecilia Davis explores her time as a teacher in Chapel Hill at Lincoln High School and Phillips Junior High. She…
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Marquette Costen - On moving to North Carolina and what makes a good neighbor
This interview was done as part of the Facing Our Neighbors project. It begins with Costen discussing his respect for Southern women, noting that they can be stronger than men. Costen was originally from Washington, D.C. and moved to North Carolina…
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Esphur and Harold Foster - On their family home (clip)
Harold Vaughan: So how long have y’all lived in this, this neighborhood? Esphur Foster: Seventy years. HV: Your whole life. EF: Yeah. We have, we had a cookout one night and we brought all of our, a lot of old pictures out and were showing them to…
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Edwin Caldwell, Jr. - On his family history, activism, and career
"So Chapel Hill, whatever you want to believe, wasn’t as progressive as some people may think." - Edwin Caldwell, Jr. This interview is part of a group of interviews conducted by Susan Simone exploring the lives of various members of the Northside…
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Donna Bell - On her family, career, and Northside
Chronological overview of Donna Bell’s life history; being raised in New Bern, NC; growing up in a single parent home; her undergraduate experience and involvement at UNC; career choices through studying English to working in Social Therapy; her move…
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Janie Johnson - On her home, family, elder care, and real estate
"My momma bought a house, four walls that did not have running water, did not have a bathroom, and did not have a kitchen sink. She walked through the door and began working on that house and every year we are still doing renovations to that house.…
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Raney Norwood - On her childhood, school integration, and race
"The whole neighborhood was love. It was one big thing. When you still went home by yourself, you weren't in a neighborhood by yourself. Every door was open." - Raney Norwood This interview is part of an oral history project called Southern…
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Mary Manning - On her childhood, education, and segregation
“Church had a good influence on my life." - Mary Manning Mary Manning was born in Carrboro on Birch Street and moved to Chapel Hill. During the interview she reflects on her childhood and life in Chapel Hill and Carrboro. She only attended segregated…
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David Caldwell, Jr. - On the history of the Rogers Road community (clip)
David Caldwell, Jr. (DC): For Rogers Road we were looking at a mitigation committee that we are working with. One thing they did agree is that, yeah, we’ve got sidewalks and streetlights, but its twenty years down the road. So do you really feel like…
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Rodney Taylor Sr., a current member and trustee at Barbee’s Chapel Baptist Church, has had a lifelong passion for community involvement. Mr. Taylor was born on June 26,…
Rodney Taylor - On community involvement
This interview is part of the Marian Cheek Jackson Center’s Life History Series.Rodney Taylor Sr., a current member and trustee at Barbee’s Chapel Baptist Church, has had a lifelong passion for community involvement. Mr. Taylor was born on June 26,…
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Valerie P. Foushee - On her career after leaving UNC (clip)
TB: So after you left you mentioned that you were working full time, what job were you working at? Valerie Foushee: I started out working part time while I was at Carolina for the Chapel Hill School system driving a school bus and being a bus…
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Paul Caldwell - On working during segregation (clip)
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Roberto Gonzalez - On food, immigrating, and his relationships with Northside neighbors and the Chapel Hill Latino community
This interview is part of the Marian Cheek Jackson Center’s A Place at the Table Series. Roberto Gonzalez, a resident of the Northside neighborhood and tenant of St. Josephs CME church, immigrated from Mexico to Chapel Hill when he was about 26 years…
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