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Annie Burnett Hargett is a Northside “legacy seller.” She was born in Chatham County, where the family owned a large piece of land but moved to Chapel Hill to find work at the university. She remembers growing up poor, but lacking nothing. She talks about black businesses, Northside school and…

"All of this was Black, all of this. All the way down Gomain was Black...All of the people who lived here weren’t nothing but Black." - Gracie Webb In the interview Mrs. Webb discusses her neighborhood and describes how the house that she grew up in was demolished by the state in order to build a…

"And you know, when we would have a parade, you know, because we were black...we were always in the back! But they always saved the best for last, and we were good!" - Janie Alston The interview includes the history of the Hargraves family: her great-grandfather, Jerry Hargraves had a role in the…

"Voting is essential to me, it is. I was not, by law, allowed to vote until I was 24 years old." - Lillie Atwater Lillie Atwater reflects on her grandparents, her parents, and her time moving around the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area. She recounts her experiences as a high school student, including being…

“Church had a good influence on my life." - Mary Manning Mary Manning was born in Carrboro on Birch Street and moved to Chapel Hill. During the interview she reflects on her childhood and life in Chapel Hill and Carrboro. She only attended segregated schools, and speaks on her time at Lincoln High…