The following blog was written by Veda Patil, one of our first-year Bonners. Veda primarily assists our Youth & Education programming and deepens the intersection between our education and oral history facets. The original posting can be found here. Before … Continued
This past October, we enjoyed a fund- and friend-raiser for the new “tiny-plex” in the heart of Northside. Developed in partnership with Pee Wee Homes and Orange Habitat, the ingenious duo of tiny homes (350 square feet each) will be … Continued
By Andrea Wuerth “They will continue to build two story residences right across the street from you for students to live because, as the developer told me, it’s more economical to rent to students than to families.” -Kathy Atwater It … Continued
By Heidi DodsonHeidi Dodson is the Oral History Scholar-in-Residence at the Jackson Center. If you come across the railroad track, you’re going to run into Brewer Lane. And when you get there from Brewer Lane, and you come on around … Continued
By Mike OgleMike Ogle is a Pine Knolls resident and UNC alum. His views are his own. Opponents of UNC’s Confederate monument, known colloquially as Silent Sam, often point out that the statue was erected in 1913, half a century … Continued
By Andrea Wuerth There was Earl and Ronny. Miss Frieda, Miss Lily and Miss Gwen. And the Reverend Williams. All sitting in the front room of the Marion Cheeks Jackson Center. Connected to each other through a shared experience: growing … Continued
July 31st. 6:00p.m. I arrived that Monday evening at 512 Whitaker St , my new home, carrying a box of books, and was surprised to see a squad of my neighbors/friends at the house. As I walked through the door … Continued
“The conversations were great and I think that’s where I got my knowing there’s two sides to every story. And I’ve carried that up through my kids and my grandkids.” – David Caldwell, Jr., June 9, 2017 Over the course … Continued
The Marian Cheek Jackson Center is not officially a faith/religious based organization, but it’s hard to separate the work that we do here and the faith that sustains us along the way. Although we do not subscribe to any one … Continued
By Leah Balkoski From the top of the ladder, all I could think was, This is not going to end well. How did I get here? Better yet, how do I get down? I had not woken up that Friday … Continued
By Andrea Wuerth, Reposted from May 18, 2017 When Donny “Hollywood” Riggsbee tells his story about growing up in Chapel Hill in the years leading up to and following segregation and the civil rights movement, his story takes some unexpected … Continued
By Andrea Wuerth, Reposted from April 30, 2017 I’ve often walked from Franklin Street to Rosemary Street, down Roberson or Church or Graham Street and never realized I was crossing a former color line. There are no obvious markers, just … Continued
By Andrea Wuerth, Reposted from April 28, 2017 I have lived here all my life. My daughter grew up here. We went to school here. She went to UNC-Chapel Hill. … This is MY town! – Ms. Pat Jackson, April … Continued
By Andrea Wuerth, Reposted from March 18, 2017 For anyone who doubts the impact one person’s story can have, for anyone who thinks history is only about the past, I say, you should have been at Lakewood Middle in Durham … Continued