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T.P. Duhart Board Christmas Gala
Minnie James, Helen Redd, and Grace Franklin celebrate together. Ms. Franklin hosted the T.P. Duhart Board Christmas Gala at her home on Lindsey Street.
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David Caldwell - On the history of environmental racism in the Rogers Road community
“That’s one reason we’re trying so hard to document everything. Because if you lose your identity, you lose your community…You lose your community, whether it’s from development or people buying it, you lose your identity also. So either way, if you…
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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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Hilliard Caldwell - Speaking about his childhood, family, and race
I was president of my student body at Lincoln High from 1955-56. That was the first time that I'd ever ran for an office where people voted for you based on what you stood for. Having experienced that in an all Black high school was the driving point…
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Mr. Jason Merrille, Back Alley Bikes
Back Alley Bikes, located on N. Graham St. at the time this photo was taken, is a community business leader. Jason treats customers like family and is known for working on every bike with the kind of attention and integrity he dedicates to his own. …
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Eugene Farrar - Early work (clip)
Eugene Farrar (EF): But those were days where they would start working in the morning before the sun came up and work till the sun went down in a lot of cases because they wanted to put in long hours – they were getting paid by the hour, not by the…
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Willis Farrington
Born and raised in Northside, Reverend Willis Farrington recounts the community of Northside and the Roberson Street Community Center as his childhood home. As an integral individual in Northside, the community supported his decision to become a…
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Mr. Russell Edwards & Family
Mr. Edwards gathered representatives from four generations of his family (in descending order) on the steps of his Northside home. A proud member of the male chorus at St. Joseph CME, here he reflects on the many changes in Chapel Hill/Carrboro that…
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Cleo Caldwell - On her mother (clip)
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Cleo Caldwell - On cancer (clip)
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Charlene Smith - on her experience at school while her father was principal (clip)
RG: Was it difficult for you at the high school, with your dad as principal? CS: Probably, yeah, (laughter) Eyes always on me. RG: Eyes always on you. CS: Yeah. RG: Did you think you got special treatment, or tougher treatment, or the same as…
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Arminta Foushee - On Black Churches (clip)
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Arminta Foushee - On Bible School (clip)
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Arminta Foushee - On Christmas Bags (clip)
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Janie Alston - On what she likes about her neighborhood (clip)
HV: What do you think, like, stands out most about, like, what do you like most about your home? JA: Because I grew up here, and I grew up in the area. See, my kids don't have any connection, because they grew up in Connecticut. But, you know, we…
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Vivian Foushee - Speaking about growing up in Chapel Hill
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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The Patio
"There's another fellow who came home from World War II and moved back here by 1954. He built a place back here on Merritt Mill Road -- it's no longer there -- called The Patio. He was trying to make it go and all...And in the summer, too, there was…
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David Caldwell, Jr. - On his childhood (clip)
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Betty Baldwin Geer - On her family, work experiences, and gentrification
"Thirteen years old and I gave my hand over to God. I've been in church ever since. Of course when you go off to college, you kind of drift away, but you always come back. I loved it. It was a good experience for me. It has always been a good…
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