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A Hollywood Ending
18 May 2017

A Hollywood Ending

by Andrea Wuerth | posted in: Blog, Uncategorized | 0

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

complexity of race, narratives, oral history, racial barriers, segregation, super fly, the jackson center
4 Mar 2014

by Andrea Wuerth | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

Here are a few photographs of the civil rights workshop and tours we hosted today with over 200 students from Smith Middle. Many thanks to community leaders who led the tours, and to the school’s namesakes Mr. and Mrs. Smith … Continued

chapel hill, civil rights movement, education, middle school, oral history, public history
23 Oct 2013

by Andrea Wuerth | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

Happy Wisdom Wednesday! Check out this awesome clip from our archives by Ms. Kathy Atwater!

audio documentary, oral history, wisdom wednesday
A Place at the Table: An Ethnopoetic Transcription
5 Mar 2013

A Place at the Table: An Ethnopoetic Transcription

by Andrea Wuerth | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

This poem was transcribed by Khristain, a Bonner Leader Intern, from an interview with Virgina Thomas from an oral history interview about the St. Joseph Food Ministry, Heavenly Groceries Things like St Joseph’s Bread Ministy Have really opened my eyes … Continued

food justice, food oral history community, oral history, story telling
12 Feb 2013

by Andrea Wuerth | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

tumblr_mi4f94rysn1rrdbc9o1 Today is Lincoln’s birthday. To commemorate, here is an audio clip of an oral history interview about Lincoln High School, an all black high school that was closed after desegregation in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 

Abraham Lincoln, chapel hill, desegregation, oral history
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

black church, chapel hill, civil rights, history, North Carolina, oral history
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

civil rights, oral history, sacrificial poets, UNC Chapel Hill
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

chapel hill, civil rights, firefighters, history, oral history
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

civil rights, history, Jackson Center, North Carolina, oral history, UNC Chapel Hill

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