Record #:

7180

Author(s):

Warren, Melissa Slaven

Abstract:

The 1960s in North Carolina were a tumultuous period. The civil rights movement had taken root with the Greensboro sit-ins. Racial tensions were high across the state, and riots, sit-ins, and demonstrations on streets and in businesses were common. Against this background of unrest, Jim Williams, owner of Turnage's Barbecue Place in Durham, made the decision to integrate his restaurant in May 1963. It was the first Durham restaurant to integrate. Williams also talked the owners of The Blue Light and Rebel Drive Inn into joining him. Warren recounts Williams's life and the historic moment in Durham.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 72 Issue 12, May 2005, p30-32, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Civil rights; Williams, Jim; Race relations--Durham; Restaurants--Durham

Record #:

27001

Author(s):

Heilbronner, Susan

Abstract:

Hillside has a long history of being Durham’s black high school. As Hillside’s only white student in the senior class, Amy Wilson has never worried about racial barriers and brings an alternative meaning to civil rights. Amy has also learned about the issues Durham’s politicians will be grappling with when the school merger study commission makes its reports this spring.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 7 Issue 1, Jan 12-25 1989, p5-6, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Race relations--Durham

Record #:

27041

Author(s):

Currin, Grayson Haver

Abstract:

The Durham News’ resident whitesplainer, Bob Wilson, finally called it quits. Wilson had reasonable moments during his tenure, but when he addressed race relations, he served as a reminder of systems and stereotypes that are best left behind. In response to Black Lives Matter protestors, he argued that African-Americans simply needed to stop shooting one another.

Source:

Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 32 Issue 51, Dec 2015, p7 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Writers--North Carolina, Eastern; Race relations--Durham; Newspapers--Durham

Record #:

28610

Author(s):

Silva, Kathryn M.

Abstract:

North Carolina’s Durham Hosiery Mills were among the first to use black labor in the southern textile industry. Black women who worked for the Durham Hosiery Mills as skilled workers blazed a trail for later African American workers who battled racist and sexist practices in the twentieth century. The history of African American millhands, their hiring, and the motivations of millowners for hiring them are detailed.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 94 Issue 1, January 2017, p59-88 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

African American women; Race relations--Durham

Record #:

28799

Author(s):

Bouloubasis, Victoria

Abstract:

Famed Nigerian chef Tunde Wey visited Durham last week as part of his Blackness in America pop-up dinner series, an event which combines dinner with discussions of race. Wey’s timely visit sparked meaningful conversation within the Durham local food movement.

Source:

Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 33 Issue 49, Dec 2016, p17-18, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Race relations--Durham; Food--Durham; Social movements