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civil rights

3 Dec 2012

by Andrea Wuerth | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

More Photographs from the Civil Rights Weekend. People checking out the exhibit. Brenton from the Jackson Center Staff coordinating the “telling” booth Panelists from “The Black Church and the Freedom Struggle” discussion

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19 Nov 2012

by Andrea Wuerth | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

Community members looking at photographs from the Civil Rights Movement in Chapel Hill.

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14 Nov 2012

by Andrea Wuerth | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

tumblr_mdhs7mjp941rrdbc9o1 This is an excerpt from an oral history interview with Elaine Norwood. I met her at the Banquet at Hargraves Community Center during the Civil Rights Weekend. She really enjoyed the spoken word pieces performed by some Sacrificial Poets … Continued

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12 Nov 2012

by Andrea Wuerth | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

Reverend Albert Williams is the minister at Staunton Memorial CME Church in Pittsboro. He is a lifetime resident of the area and was the first African American firefighter in Chapel Hill. Williams is a native son of St. Joseph CME. … Continued

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Reflections on a Gathering of Movers and Shakers in the Civil Rights Movement
3 Apr 2012

Reflections on a Gathering of Movers and Shakers in the Civil Rights Movement

by Andrea Wuerth | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

My name is Blanche Brown. I am a first-year student at UNC Chapel Hill, hailing from Tallahassee, Florida, and have been working at the Jackson Center as an intern since the fall. On Saturday, March 24th, a group of Civil Right … Continued

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