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 to make change happen. That is where the chapel hill nine started. What made this movement different from those that were going on in other places was that this was led by high school students. Students got together, talked about it, and then they began planning for citizens and sit ins and marches. During the movement, they were subjected to namecalling. They were subjected to rock throwing. They were subjected to chemicals being poured on them, which would require hospitalization. We will tak
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 in early nasa missions. Following that, in ten minutes, a conversation with howard lee, chapel hills first africanamerican mayor and the first africanamerican mayor elected in a majority white southern city. Then in 30 minlutes, the histor of uncs basketball tour as we tour the Basketball Museum. We will speak with an author on the academic scandal that involved the universitys athletic department. We will end our special with local lawyer rufus edmonston talking about delivering a subpoena to pr
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 our special with a local royal rufus edison talking about delivering a subpoena to president nixon in 1973 and his other experience as a deputy chief counsel on the Senate Watergate committee. Howard ali was the first African American elected mayor in the majority white southern city. Coming up we sit down with mr. Lee to talk about serving his chapel hill mayor in the 19 sixties and seventies and the challenges he faced while in office law. Mayor, why did you decide to run for mayor of chapel
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 committee. At more head we still talked about the role that we play on the front lines of the cold war. It was a Major Initiative within the cold war. Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one, zero, ignition yuck we are on the campus of the university of North Carolina and chapel hill. Im standing in front of the more head mid building. Home of the more head planetarium which is now the morehead planetarium in the center. The Jean Morehead attended the university studying and chemist
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 things were segregated. , again, a time when black people had to create their own community. In this particular community they built their home, they had a business district. 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 sit in, there were a group of guys that got together and they decided they needed to do something here in chapel hill to