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Clarke Egerton - On his education, band, and teachers
"It was a chance for the students to say “look mom what I can do” and it gave them so much pride to be in a marching band, and everybody was just delightful. We all stepped together, we played music together, and it’s just a wonderful feeling. I just…
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Howard Lee - On education policy, politics in Chapel Hill, and desegregation
Lee, who was elected mayor of Chapel Hill in 1969, 1971, and 1973 talks about education policy, politics in Chapel Hill. Overview of Chapel Hill and Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools in early 1960s; closing of Lincoln High School; disparate concerns of…
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Albert Washington - On his business, church, and growing up in Northside
This interview is part of the Marian Cheek Jackson Center’s Oral History Trust. Albert (Bruce) Washington, III grew up in Chatham County with his mother and in Northside with his father and extended family. He was an only child, but grew up in the…
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Dennis Lee Farrington Jr. - On family and growing up in Chapel Hill
This interview was a part of the History Potluck held by the Marian Cheek Jackson Center in October 2019. In this interview, Dennis Farrington, a current member of the Northside community reflects on his life. He discusses growing up in Chapel Hill…
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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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The historically Black neighborhoods of Chapel Hill and Carrboro have a long and storied musical legacy. Music has played a tremendous role in practices of faith in the area going back to the 19th century and before. In a 2007 oral history, Mrs.…
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Paul Caldwell - On school memories, family achievements, and the importance of education
Paul Caldwell, a lifelong resident of the Northside neighborhood, recounts his and his family’s educational experiences growing up. His early school memories include receiving used textbooks from Chapel Hill High School, fond memories of his…
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Walt Riggsbee - On his restaurant, military service, and Chapel Hill
We conducted this interview as a part of the Marian Cheek Jackson Center’s Oral History series. Bobby Riggsbee, commonly referred as Walt own his own restaurant named Walt’s Grill. Walt was born and raised in a segregated Chapel Hill and attended…
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Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On school integration and the significance of churches
Patricia “Pat” Jackson is the daughter-in-law of Mrs. Marian Cheek Jackson, the namesake of the Jackson Center. She brings with her to her interview several clippings from various newspapers, some of which include the first articles her daughter…
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James Foushee - On the Civil Rights Movement, family, and Northside
"You can only know people if you’ve been in their shoes." - James Foushee Foushee speaks on growing up in Northside which includes his educational experiences, and his family overview. He goes into the dynamics of his relationship with his aunt.…
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Velma Perry - On her family history, political organizing, and working at the Carolina Inn
This interview with Velma Perry captures her time growing up in the Tin Top neighborhood of Chapel Hill. Velma Perry’s mother was one of Luther Hargrave’s and Della Weaver’s nineteen children. She recounts how her family has lived in the Tin Top…
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Charles Rivers - On desegregation in Chapel Hill
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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Katherine Council - On her children and growing up outside of Carrboro
In this impromptu interview done at Heavenly Groceries Food Ministry, Katherine “Mama Kat” Council tells us what it was like growing up right outside of Carrboro back in the 1930’s. She recalls how for a while her family had to use a wagon to get to…
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Edric Cotton - On civil rights and education
"Because we can change these things, and that’s why we were marching..." - Edric Cotton This interview is primarily concerned with political figures (Dr. MLK, Jr, Dr. Benjamin Mays, Muhammad Ali, Mahatma Gandhi, and George Washington Carver) and…
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Reginald Hildebrand - On St. Paul AME Church
"And that was another way that the church related to the community. Providing a place, a home to affirm, and to the degree we could, assist people who were members of the community whatever their particular situation might be, economically or…
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Doris Wilson - On racial inequality, education, and faith
Doris Wilson was born in 1936 in Robeson County, North Carolina and moved to Chapel Hill in the mid 1950s. She has lived in her same home on Church St. in Chapel Hill ever since. In the interview, she discusses the transition to Chapel Hill when she…
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Faith
Faith has always been a critical part of the life of Chapel Hill/Carrboro’s Black community. Prior to emancipation, enslaved people people worshiped in segregated sections of Chapel of the Cross, University Baptist Church, and other churches run by…
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James Brittian - On the African American freedom struggle and Civil Rights Movement in Chapel Hill
“In the Black community, regardless of who you were, everyone socialized together to a certain degree.” - James Brittian James Brittian was born in 1944 on Rosemary Street and grew up in Chapel Hill. He talks about his family, growing up with his…
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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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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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David Mason, Jr. - On Lincoln High School, school desegregation, and Northside
David Mason, Jr. a lifetime resident of Chapel Hill, is one of the leaders of the Lincoln High Alumni Association, an active member of St. Joseph CME, and a community historian. This interview, conducted as part of the Marian Cheek Jackson Center for…
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James Atwater - On how the memory of desegregation shapes local schools
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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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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