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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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William Gattis - Reading the introduction (clip)
Patricia “Pat” Jackson: …now where is this place? William Gattis: (Reading from the Wikipedia entry in italics) Pottersfield, also called Pottersville, was a large historically Black neighborhood located in downtown Chapel Hill–No way!–downtown…
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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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Kathy Atwater - On gardens (clip)
Kathy Atwater (KA): Right across the street, that’s my grandmother’s house. But the yard behind it. Monica Palmeira (MP): Oh, yeah. KA: People –neighbors would plant– MP: Really? KA: –Plant their vegetables and whatever, and then of course everybody…
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Cleo Caldwell - On cancer (clip)
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Cleo Caldwell - On her mother (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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Shareka Abbo - On her memories of the A.D. Clark Pool (clip)
Patricia “Pat” Jackson: We have a young lady coming up. Come right up young lady. Shareka Abbo: Good evening, everyone. My name is Shareka Abbo. I will just say we were very blessed to be able to grow up in this neighborhood. I think we moved here…
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Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On businesses in the Midway Business Center (clip)
Patricia “Pat” Jackson (PJ): I also brought an article that I wanted to share from 2005 and it talks about home-grown businesses in the Midway Business Center. The Midway Business Center was the original place that here on Rosemary Street was our…
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Arminta Foushee - On Bible School (clip)
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Arminta Foushee - On Black Churches (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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Kelli Council-Lattie - On Glosson Circle and her family history
"We all have grown up looking out for everybody, and I would like to see that continue. Kids come into the neighborhood and have a place to play safely without traffic…When the street lights come on, it is time to come in." - Kelli…
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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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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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David Caldwell, Jr. - On Able T. Rogers (clip)
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David Caldwell, Jr. - On his brothers (clip)
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