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So this was a time when, again, black people had to create their own community. So in this particular community, they built their homes, they had a business district. They had one school. They had their churches that everyone attended. There was a very closeknit community. What got the ball rolling here in chapel hill during the Civil Rights Movement was, after the greensboro sitin, there were a group of guys that got together and they decided that they needed to do something here in chapel hill...

Here is a look at our recent visit to chapel hill, North Carolina. The cspan cities tour is exploring the american story. As we take book tv and American History tv on the road. With the support of our cable partners, we traveled to chapel hill, North Carolina. Over the next hour, we will go to notable locations, speak with experts about the citys history and talk with some history makers themselves. In a moment, the story of the university of North Carolinas planetarium and the role it played i...

More head planetarium in the role it played in early nasa missions. Following that, in about ten minutes, a conversation with howard lee chapel hills first African American mayor and the first African American mayor elected in the majority white southern city. Then, in about 30 minutes, the history of uncs Basketball Program as we tore the North Carolina Basketball Museum. Well also speak with author jay smith on the academic scandal that involve the universities athletic department. We will end...

American mayor. The first african mayor elected in a majority white southern city. Then in about 30 minutes, the history of uncs basketball program. As we tore the North Carolina basketball museum. We will also speak with author jay smith on the academic scandal that involve the universities athletic department. Our special with local lawyer rufus edmonton talking about delivering a subpoena to president nixon in 1973. His other experiences as a deputy chief counsel on the Senate Watergate commi...

Torah, visit cspan. Org cities tour. We continue with our look at the history of chapel hill. We are in chapel hill, North Carolina at the Marion Cheek Jackson Center. The Marion Cheek Jackson Center is a place where we preserve the side and 10he north top communities. Buying me are photographs of the Civil Rights Movement that took thee here in chapel hill in 1960s. In the 1960s chapel hill was segregated. People could not go into stores, the schools were segregated. It will be theaters, all th...

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Civil rights community. In the 1960s, it chapel hill was segregated. People could not go into stores. The schools were segregated. Thingsie theaters all were segregated. This was a time when black people had to create their own community. In this particular community, they built their homes. They had stores, a business district. A had one school. They had churches that everyone attended. And it was a closeknit community. Things rolling here was after the waynes world sit in, there was a group of...