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Collene Rogers - On her father's career in the trades
“At his (Walter Riggsbee) funeral, Reverend Manley said, “How many people had to call him at 1 o’clock in the morning, 2 o’clock in the morning, and he came?” I think every hand in the church went up.”
- Collene Rigsbee
This interview is part of the Marian Cheek Jackson Center’s Builders Series.…
Collene Rogers - On her father's career in the trades
Gracie Webb - On changes to the neighborhood and the effects on senior community members
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 road in its place. Her parents did not want to move but believed that if they refused the state’s offer their home would have been condemned; thus,…
Gracie Webb - On changes to the neighborhood and the effects on senior community members
Keith Edwards - On the future of Northside and the impact of the Jackson Center
Keith Edwards discusses the impact the Jackson Center and student organizations on the Northside community as well as the challenges posed by ongoing gentrification of the neighborhood brought about by the conversion of single family homes into high occupancy student accommodation. Edwards expresses…
Keith Edwards - On the future of Northside and the impact of the Jackson Center
Regina Merritt and Mary Cole - On land ownership, integration, and racism
“My parents always taught us you know who you are, no matter what you say to me or what you call me, I know who I am. And that stayed with me for years. Because people are going to talk about you, you cannot stop people from talking. They can say what they want to say to you, but you know who you…
Regina Merritt and Mary Cole - On land ownership, integration, and racism
Sharon Livingston
"If you ask for help, you get it here."
- Sharon Livingston
Sharon is originally from New York and moved from Oklahoma to Chapel Hill, NC for medical training. At the time of the interview, she had been in Chapel Hill for three years. Her first impressions of Chapel Hill were positive given the…
Sharon Livingston