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Waters Films Showing Black Residents in Chapel Hill in 1939 (Reel 1)
Photographer H. Lee Waters traveled across North Carolina and parts of South Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee from 1936-1942 to film small communities. These videos, which he named “Movies of Local People” aired in local movie theaters, often before…
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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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Jerdene Alston - On the African American freedom struggle and Civil Rights Movement in Chapel Hill
Jerdene Alston is a Chapel Hill native that was born in 1944. She grew up having no issues with others regarding race, but when she learned about racial injustices facing fellow Black Americans across the country, she joined the civil rights…
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Lillie Edwards and Juanita Washington - On food and cooking
Lillie recounts on her first experiences with cooking bread as a young girl. She was the designated cook of the family. She also talks about her mother’s cooking style since her mother does not use standard recipes to cook. Juanita speaks about Mama…
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Gracie Webb - On changes to the neighborhood and the effects on senior community members
In the interview Mrs. Webb discusses her neighborhood and describes how the house that she grew up in was demolished by the state in order to build a road in its place. Her parents did not want to move but believed that if they refused the state’s…
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Stephanie Barnes-Simms - On growing up in Baltimore during the 1960s, family, and education
At the time of the interview, Stephanie Barnes-Simms worked at Self-Help Credit Union. Simms grew up in Baltimore and has lived in NC twice. Her father is from Asheville, NC. Her mother is one of six children. Her maternal grandfather was from High…
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Judy Nunn-Ellison Snipes - On family, faith, and the importance of heritage and land
“The connection is that the faith that backs me is my support and my strength. The you don’t give up. You keep fighting.” - Judy Nunn-Ellison Snipes Judy Nunn-Ellison Snipes has been an important member and leader of Chapel Hill since growing up and…
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Euzelle and R.D. Smith - On food and cooking
R.D. and Euzelle Smith have lived in Pottersfield in Chapel Hill since the 1940s. Both worked as educators in Chapel Hill for decades, and R.D. served as a member of the Town Council. They then became the namesakes for Smith Middle School when it was…
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Mark Royster - On his family, community, and church
Rev. Mark Royster is the minister of Cedar Rock Missionary Baptist Church in New Hill, NC. He has spent decades working as a banker (VP of SunTrust), minister, school board member (leader of the Blue Ribbon Task Force), and community developer and…
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Stanley Vickers - On his childhood, family, and school integration
“I got the sense that it was more than just a job to them [teachers]. I really got the sense from my teachers that they cared about me.” - Stanley Vickers Stanley Vickers has been a member of the Chapel Hill community for a long time. He grew up in…
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Waters Films Showing Black Residents in Chapel Hill in 1939 (Reel 2)
Photographer H. Lee Waters traveled across North Carolina and parts of South Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee from 1936-1942 to film small communities. These videos, which he named “Movies of Local People” aired in local movie theaters, often before…
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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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David Caldwell, Jr. - On high school football and basketball (clip)
David Caldwell (DC): The Tin Can…they used to run us out of there. Phew. Della Pollock (DP): So the Tin Can, that was the basketball court. DC: Yeah, the gym at UNC. DP: Was it the same as Woolen? No? DC: No, this is it. They called it the Tin Can…
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Sheila Florence - On her childhood, education, and school integration
“Lincoln High. That was the school back then. Everybody couldn’t wait to get to Lincoln High School.” - Sheila Florence Sheila Florence, a nurse lab technician, grew up in Chapel Hill during the 1950s and 60s. She reflects on her experiences growing…
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Albert and Eloise Williams - On community, faith, race, and being a firefighter
Rev. Albert Williams is the minister at Staunton Memorial CME Church in Pittsboro. He is a lifetime resident of the area and was the first African American firefighter in Chapel Hill and a native son of St. Joseph CME. Mrs. Williams is also a…
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James "Jim" Wallace - Speaking about the Civil Rights Movement and his photography
"...if everyone in the student body at Chapel Hill couldn’t walk across Franklin Street and be able to eat anywhere they wanted, that that just simply wasn’t right." - Jim Wallace In this interview, Wallace speaks about Civil rights in Chapel Hill,…
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Keith Edwards - On the future of Northside and the impact of the Jackson Center
"After a while the only Blacks you will see in this community will be those going to the churches but not living here." - Keith Edwards Keith Edwards discusses the impact the Jackson Center and student organizations on the Northside community as well…
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Sallie Pendergraft - On her education, faith, the Church of God, and Holmes Child Care
In this interview, Sally Pendergraft (soon turning 99 years old) discusses her family growing up in Durham and Chapel Hill. Her daughter, Christie who spent many years living in Georgia joins her to help her remember details about her life. The…
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Marvin Chambers and Chaitra Powell - On being transplants and the Northside community
Self-described transplants Chaitra Powell and Marvin Chambers have lived in the Northside Community since 2016. Marvin runs a massage therapy company and Chaitra works as an archivist in the Wilson Library. Her work focuses in particular on the…
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Gwen Atwater - On family, faith, segregation, and Frank Porter Graham Elementary School
Gwen Atwater came to Chapel Hill, her husband’s hometown, after he got out of the military. Following a brief stint in customer service and time working in the school district’s administrative offices, she took a job teaching at Frank Porter Graham…
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Emma Fowler - On growing up in Chapel Hill and Northside
This interview provides into Fowler's life growing up in Chapel Hill, her church attendance, and her education at Northside Elementary School. She goes into the neighborhood and family dynamics as well. She shares that her father worked for UNC. She…
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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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Nate Davis - On the Hargraves Community Center
Nate Davis remembers that during his childhood, the Hargraves Community Center as a safe space to hang out and play sports with friends, and now, after years of working first part time and then full-time for the Center, he is the director. Davis…
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