The Echo
Mary Norwood Jones - On her experiences at Orange County Training School
“First of all, I think that any person who comes to this community to teach in the school system should have a tour of Chapel Hill prior to teaching, so that they will know where the different neighborhoods are and what the neighborhoods are all about. They should know where the historical places…
Mary Norwood Jones - On her experiences at Orange County Training School
Sylvester Hackney - On growing up in Chapel Hill and school integration
“For me, high school was a good experience because I had my friends. We were in this big environment, and we had to stick together. We learned to love each other and care about each other. We didn’t know it, but we were nurturing each other.”
- Sylvester Hackney
Sylvester Hackney, a native of rural…
Sylvester Hackney - On growing up in Chapel Hill and school integration
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 teachers, staff, and students from Chapel Hill, N.C.'s…
Vivian Foushee - Speaking about growing up in Chapel Hill
