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Vernelle Brooks Jones and Charles Brooks - Working with Homeowners (clip)
Charles Brooks: I mean they would come to my father and grandfather with a set of plans, they would go from there. Sometimes you had to deviate from the plans to save money. But they definitely had to work hand in hand with the owners to find what…
Oral History
Collene Riggsbee Rogers - Building houses (clip)
Collene Riggsbee Rogers: Well, you know, it’s our house that’s on Merrit Mill Road that we had also and the building, my grandfather, his father, is the one that gave him the building but it was like, you know old times they had wooden buildings and…
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Handy Campbell
"My whole family was masons...that’s what we did that’s how I came up. - Handy Campbell Handy Campbell began working as a brick mason with his father at six years old. He started his own masonry business at fifteen years old, and had a long career…
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First row left to right:
Harold Foster, Anita Booth, Larry Foushee, Wilbert Jones, (unknown), (unknown child), Bernard Foushee, Maxene…
Harold Foster rallies demonstrators at St. Joseph CME
Harold Foster rallies demonstrators in front of St. Joseph CME church before marching through Chapel Hill.First row left to right:
Harold Foster, Anita Booth, Larry Foushee, Wilbert Jones, (unknown), (unknown child), Bernard Foushee, Maxene…
Oral History
Thomas Mason - On the African American freedom struggle and Civil Rights Movement in Chapel Hill
"“It felt good. It was almost like ‘wow, this really happened.’ And when the majority of the Black community became involved is probably when it was the most rewarding.” - Thomas Mason This interview is a part of an oral history project in which…
Oral History
David Caldwell, Jr. - On the landfill's environmental impact (clip)
David Caldwell, Jr. (DC): This was a dirt road, red, dusty, clay. All of this was cornfields, like I said, and a few houses, things, mostly a farming community. And when they did it, the road was so bad that it was tearing up the city s trucks, so…
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David Caldwell, Jr. - On the initial promises about the landfill (clip)
Darius Scott (DS): Okay. And you mentioned the landfill a bit a moment ago. Could you describe the moments leading up to the landfill coming to Rogers Road? David Caldwell, Jr. (DC): Oh, gosh! We had, basically, it was, like I said, we were a little…
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William E. Smith Masonry
"When you start, you’re always dealing with brick. But with bricks come long blocks, and then later on, then come rocks. You know, so I was not trained to be a rock mason. 1971 or 1972, I did my first rock repair on Pittsboro Street at the Carolina…
Oral History
David Caldwell, Jr. - On the Rogers Road neighborhood (clip)
Darius Scott (DS): What brought you guys from Merritt Mill to Rogers Road when you were in the third grade? David Caldwell, Jr. (DC): Oh! Like most of the people out here, we had the opportunity to buy a home. DS: Um-hmm. DC: There was only about…
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Marchers sing freedom songs to convey their message, elevate their spirits, and boost their collective courage.
The man with his head turned to the side is Calvin Farrington. Carol Brown is standing on the left clapping, wearing a light colored collared top. Next to her is Emma Gene Davis, wearing a printed dress. Maxine Mason is on the far right.
Oral History
Vernelle Brooks Jones and Charles Brooks - Family Legacy (clip)
Vernelle Brooks Jones: I would say that you know they were very persistent in their trade. In spite of the lack of funds and lack of opportunities and all the other things that go around that, they ended up being successful builders. And to this day,…
Oral History
David Caldwell, Jr. - On activism (clip)
David Caldwell, Jr. (DC): We brought up the fact that they were not keeping the promises that were made. We would go to meetings to voice our protest and, I mean, we were met with disgust and disdain and, “Why are you guys back here again?” [Sound of…
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Glenwood Elementary
"It was a nice place to go to school. It was, you could tell everybody there had some kind of connection to the university, directly or indirectly, and was the son or daughter of a staffer or faculty member or a merchant or service person who served…
Oral History
Dolores Clark - On her great-grandfather (clip)
Dolores Clark: Tony was separated from his mother. His mother was taken from him to Hillsborough and put on the block in Hillsborough when he was only 7 years old. And after that, he stayed on the plantation until he was about 16 or 17, and left the…
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David Lyles - On his faith
"See, all you got to do is wait for the change. You have the faith that that change is gonna happen. I can’t see it, I can’t feel it, I can’t taste it, but I know it’s there and it’s coming possible for me." - David Lyles This interview is a part of…
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Paul Caldwell - On working during segregation (clip)
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David Caldwell, Jr. - On the importance of history work (clip)
Della Pollock (DP): So say one of your kids–he loves you and you love them–and they say to you, “But Mr. Caldwell, all that’s in the past. Why so worried about that? That’s all passed, that’s all over.” What do you say to them? David Caldwell (DC):…
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David Caldwell, Jr. - On his career and community
“You made a mistake, but learn from it. Matter of fact, if you learn from it, it’s not a mistake." - David Caldwell, Jr. David Caldwell Jr. gives an overview of his life in Chapel Hill and his experiences in the US Army and his other occupations. He…
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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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Vernelle Brooks Jones and Charles Brooks - Giving Back (clip)
Charles Brooks: My father and grandfather, their pricing would always be a lot lower than if they had gone to a larger contractor. So, a lot of people we did work for, we, my grandfather and my father, saved them a lot of money. Vernelle Brooks…
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David Mason, Jr. - On Black communities in Chapel Hill
This interview provides an overview of Black communities in Chapel Hill during Mason's life. He notes the consequences of having segregated communities and outdated infrastructures. His employment was at UNC Chapel Hill and he was employed at an…
Oral History
Vernelle Brooks Jones and Charles Brooks - Young People Going into Construction Today (clip)
Charles Brooks: As far as young people getting into this right now. You don’t really see a lot of people going into the trades, like becoming plumbers, carpenters. For one thing the pay scale, I mean everything, it’s like everyone wants to do IT…
Oral History
David Caldwell, Jr. - On race as a factor in environmental justice (clip)
Darius Scott (DS): By thinking about the environmental issues that have been faced by Rogers Road, how do you think race factors into those? David Caldwell, Jr.: Well, [laughs] you are in the South! I mean, that’s… that is the South. That’s what, to…
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