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"Listening to History: A North Carolina Mosaic"
Whether they have cooked the best Brunswick stew in
the Piedmont, tended an old Durham drugstore, or nursed wounded soldiers
in World War II, the North Carolinians interviewed as part of the Southern
Oral History Program's "Listening to History" series have each
made important contributions to history. Intended as an overarching component
of the SOHP's "Listening for a Change: North Carolina
Communities in Transition" initiative, "Listening to History"
offers a mosaic of interviews that vary widely in theme and geographical
location. Coordinated by historian David Cecelski, the series uses individual
life stories to explore how North Carolinians have been coping with the
dramatic changes that have occurred in the state since World War II. Among
the interviewees are a white minister who took a dramatic stand for racial
equality in the 1960s, a Goose Creek Island oysterman, residents of the
Dutch farming settlement of Terra Ceia in Beaufort County, a prison inmate
who became the head chef at the governor's mansion, and a keeper of the
Neuse River. By chronicling the diversity of North Carolina history, Cecelski
hopes to broaden the collective understanding of that history among the
state's residents. Drawing directly from this research, Cecelski has crafted
a monthly "Listening to History" feature for the Raleigh News &
Observer. Links to these articles appear just below.
A native of Craven County, North Carolina, David
Cecelski is an independent historian and writer. He is the
author of Along Freedom Road: Hyde County, North
Carolina and the Fate of the Black Schools in the South and
A Historian's
Coast: Adventures into the Tidewater Past
Cecelski's "Listening to History" Articles
in the N&O
| Article
Title |
Date
Published |
| Gretchen
Brinson: A Born Nurse |
June 14, 1998 |
| The
Rev. Vernon Tyson: Miss Amy's Witness |
July
12, 1998 |
| Hattie
Brown: A Freedom Story |
August 9, 1998 |
| Odell
Spain: My Way of Life |
September
13, 1998 |
| Allan
Troxler: Shirley's Garden |
October 11, 1998 |
| Ray
Wells: There's A Man For You |
November
8, 1998 |
| Kenny
Davis: It's Like Being At War |
December 13, 1998 |
| Georgia
Rae Dickinson: Waves on the Beach |
January
10, 1999 |
| Betty
Ballew: The Place I Love Best On This Earth |
February 14, 1999 |
| Harry
Kittner: A Candle Is Lit |
March
14, 1999 |
| Lois
Epps Jones: Zan Epps' Daughter |
April 11, 1999 |
| John
McDonald: This Old Drugstore |
May
9, 1999 |
| Willis
Williams: Life And Death At Devils Gut |
June 13, 1999 |
| Emma
Crawford: A Good Life |
July
11, 1999 |
| Leila
Pigott: An Angry God |
August 8, 1999 |
| Marta
Galvez: We Can Outlast |
September
12, 1999 |
| Ben
Averett: Doing It Right |
October 10, 1999 |
| Mabel
Williams: Standing Up To The Klan |
November
14, 1999 |
| David
Harrell: A Rockyhock Christmas |
December 12, 1999 |
| Hazel
Reece: A Quilter's Life |
January
9, 2000 |
| Margaret
Wicker: The Coal Glen Mine Disaster |
February 13, 2000 |
| The
Van Wyks: Flower Fields and Muck Fires |
March
12, 2000 |
| David
Forbes: The Birth of SNCC |
April 9, 2000 |
| Otis
Hardy: Stars In The Sky |
May
14, 2000 |
| Charles
Wales: Always A Little Music |
June 11, 2000 |
| Horace
Twiford: A 12 Gauge And A Mullet Net |
July
9, 2000 |
| Adell
McDowell: A Frightful Time |
August 13, 2000 |
| Jim
Ellis: Putting In Tobacco |
September
10, 2000 |
| E.R.
Mitchell: Backyard Barbecue |
October 8, 2000 |
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