NCCU
Anita Spring Council and Annette “Neecy” Council - On Their Family History and Family Businesses
"Yeah our friends would be going to the ball games and going here and then we had to go to work. But then when it came down to going to McDonald’s or whatever we had the money to buy it and they didn’t, so that was the good part about it."
- Annette "Neecy" Council
Anita Spring Council and Annette…
Anita Spring Council and Annette “Neecy” Council - On Their Family History and Family Businesses
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 He notes the consequences of having segregated communities and outdated infrastructures.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 early age at several local restaurants. He talks about…
David Mason, Jr. - On Black communities in Chapel Hill
Kathy Atwater - On home, community, and Northside
In the beginning of the interview, Ms. Atwater describes the history of her home, growing up in her neighborhood, and the significance of keeping her home in the family in order to continue an ongoing legacy. To Ms. Atwater, a home is more than a place of residence; it is a memorial, it is the…
Kathy Atwater - On home, community, and Northside
Mae McLendon - On motherhood and attending UNC
“I was a member of the Black Student Movement. It was like a year old when I got there so I was very active in that. I was the off-campus minister. We would go to the football games and not stand for the national anthem…as a form of protest.”
- Mae McLendonr
In this interview, Mae McLendon sits down…
Mae McLendon - On motherhood and attending UNC
North Carolina Central University
North Carolina Central University (NCCU) is a public, historically-Black university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Dr. James E. Shepard in 1909, the university was made part of the state system in 1923.
North Carolina Central University
