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PROJECT DESCRIPTION STUDENT Walker Stone Jessie Tabron Doris McAdams Mandy Carter Nancy Blood PROJECT TYPE Oral History Owner of Liberty Warehouse: http://www.opendurha m.org/buildings/libe rty-warehouse-no-3 Oral History 70s, son of a sharecropper, grew up in Durham County, got out as soon as he could, has recently moved back. Oral History organization “Women in Action for the Prevention of Violence and Its Causes,” founded by Elna Spaulding. Oral History Nationally known LGBTQ activist, Duke has her academic papers--see Wikipedia Oral History editor of "The Newsletter," an LGBTQ newsletter-- http://library.duke. edu/rubenstein/findi ngaids/bloodnancy/

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Sheet1PROJECTPROJECT TYPEDESCRIPTIONSTUDENTINTERVIEW IDEAS--WHEN, WHEREWalker StoneOral HistoryOwner of Liberty Warehouse: http://www.opendurham.org/buildings/liberty-warehouse-no-3Jessie TabronOral History70s, son of a sharecropper, grew up in Durham County, got out as soon as he could, has recently moved back.Doris McAdamsOral History90, Durham native, I believe; was involved with the organization Women in Action for the Prevention of Violence and Its Causes, founded by Elna Spaulding.Mondays best day for interview. She has no answering machine. Best time to call is between 1 and 3 pm.Mandy CarterOral HistoryNationally known LGBTQ activist, Duke has her academic papers--see WikipediaNancy BloodOral HistoryFormer librarian, editor of "The Newsletter," an LGBTQ newsletter--http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/findingaids/bloodnancy/Thomas WhaleyOral Historyearly 90s, WWII vet, very hard of hearing, great guy who wants his familys legacy preserved, all the brothers went to WWII, Mr. W. has donated his papers to this collectionLois WrightOral Historywas jailed overnight as part of civil rights protests at Howard Johnsons Restaurant in 1962-3LaHarve JohnsonOral History60s, retired educator, long-time member National Council of Negro Women, works in something housing related now, I believeTommy HuntOral History70s, grew up in West Durham mill village, was a Durham City councilman for several terms, worked as an ACC referee, proud graduate of Durham High SchoolEddie DavisOral Historygrew up in Elizabeth City, been in Durham most of adult life, taught English at Hillside High for many years, Durham history buff, currently running for city councilVirginia WilliamsOral HistoryComplete an internship at the Durham History Hub--student must volunteer at museum one Saturday between October 19 and November 2Museum Intership--limited to 3 studentsMalcolm X Liberation UniversityHistorical MarkerBlack Power college that grew out of the Allen Building Takeoverm 1969-1973Tobacco Warehouse District, Main Street, DurhamHistorical MarkerFormer tobacco factories on Main StreetR.N. Harris Elementary SchoolHistorical MarkerSite of 1971 school desegregation charette, led by civil rights and anti-povery activist Ann Atwater and Klansman C.P. EllisFloyd McKissick Home, 1123 N. Roxboro Street, DurhamHistorical MarkerNationally promient civil rights attorney, led the Congress of Racial Equality for several years and founded Soul City, North CarolinaPettigrew Street Retail DistrictHistorical MarkerFormer African American shopping district, one of the most important in the state during the era of segregationLiberty WarehouseHistorical MarkerTobacoo Warehouse that was site of popular tobacco auctions but now slated for demolitionHillside HighschoolHistorical MarkerHistoric African American high school in DurhamOperation BreakthroughHistorical MarkerAntipoverty organization in Durham, founded in 1960sCarolina TimesHistorical MarkerHistoric African American newspaper, founded in 1920sDr. Aaron MooreHistorical MarkerAfrican American physician and founder of North Carolina MutualJohn Hope Franklin Home, 203 Pineview Street, DurhamHistorical MarkerArguably the single-most important African American historian in U.S. historyLincoln Hospital Historical MarkerAfrican American hospital in Durham in segregation era, one of the few in North CarolinaBlack Panther Party Chapter, Winston-SalemWikipedia EntryThe only Southern chapter of the Black Panther PartyMalcolm X Liberation UniversityWikipediaBlack Power college that grew out of the Allen Building Takeoverm 1969-1973W.T. Blackwell and Company Tobacco Factory,Wikipedia EntryEarly Durham tobacco company and competitor of Duke, creater of Bull Durham TobaccoOperation BreakthroughWikipedia EntryAntipoverty organization in Durham, founded in 1960sHoward FullerWikipedia EntryArguably the most important grassroots civil rights and anitipovery activist in Durham in the 1960s; went on to be prominent in national Black Power and Pan Africanist circlesDuke VigilWikipedia EntryDuke Student protest in the wake of Martin Luther King's assassination in 1968Nathan GarrettWikipedia EntryFirst African American accountant in North Carolina; also civil rights activistRoyal Ice CreamWikipedia EntryOne of the earliest civil rights sit-in AmericaLiberty WarehouseWikipedia EntryTobacoo Warehouse that was site of popular tobacco auctions but now slated for demolitionNorth Carolina MutualWikipedia EntryAfrican American insurance company, once the largest black-owned corporation in the United StatesMechanics and FarmersWikipedia EntryAfrican American owned bankPettigrew StreetWikipedia EntryFormer African American shopping district, one of the most imporant in North Carolina and the SouthBen RuffinWikipedia EntryProminent Durham Civil Rights activistLincoln Hospital Wikipedia EntryAfrican American hospital in Durham in segregation era, one of the few in North CarolinaNelson JohnsonWikipedia EntryProminent Greensboro Civil Rights activist and organizer for the Greensboro Association of Poor PeopleDurham Committee on Negro AffairsWikipedia EntryBlack political organization founded in Durham in 1930s to fight for black political enfranchismentRencher HarrisWikipedia EntryFirst African American city council person and school board member in DurhamErwin MillsWikipedia EntryCotton Mill and Company near 9th StreetBull Durham TobaccoWikipedia EntryWorld famous tobacco brand from DurhamReverend Douglass E. MooreWikipedia EntryOrganizer of the Royal Ice Cream Sit InNorth Carolina Highway 147 and urban renewal in DurhamWikipedia EntryMajor "urban renewal" project that destroyed much of central and South Durham, especially HaytiEdgemont neighborhoodWikipedia EntryWorking class Durham neigborhood attached to the Golden Belt FactoryCarolina Theater DesegregationWikipedia EntryMultiracial civil rights protest at Durham movie theater in 1963Dr. Aaron MooreWikipedia EntryJohn MerrickWikipedia EntryFounder of North Carolina MutualMary Duke Biddle Trent SemansWikipedia EntryProminent philanthropist and descendent of the Duke familyWense GrabarekWikipedia EntryDurham mayor during the 1960sClark A. EgertonOHHillside High band leader, http://www.ncbandmasters.org/clarkeaegertonjr.html