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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 He notes the consequences of having segregated communities and outdated infrastructures.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
Heather Giuffre and Others - On their experiences as white UNC students living in Northside
“Well, I feel like it’s a big issue of whether or not businesses should have a social component in their mission. And I think that ideally, it’s best for business to have that element. And so, I feel like it’s responsible for businesses to take community input into consideration.”
- Paige
In this…
Heather Giuffre and Others - On their experiences as white UNC students living in Northside
Marian Cheek Jackson - On community history, family history. and the University of North Carolina
"You have to keep going."
- Marian Cheek Jackson
Mrs. Marian Cheek Jackson begins with a description of prominent Black businesses that used to exist in the African American community, (including Mason's grocery store); St. Joseph's Christian Methodist Episcopal Church's role in civil rights…
Marian Cheek Jackson - On community history, family history. and the University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
"There would not be a University if there had not been the Blacks in this community to help build the University."
- Kathy Atwater
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was chartered in 1789 and began enrolling students in 1795. Through the mid-19th century, enslaved Black people on lease…
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
