The City of Durham's Page about Parrish Street
This site contains a brief overview of the history of Black Wall Street, as well as information for those interested in the revitalization efforts.
The UNC Southern Oral History Project
This database of Oral History Interviews from all over the South contains many interviews that pertain to Black Wall Street, and to Durham's larger History. There are severa good interviews with Women connected to the Parrish Street Community, most notably Selena Warren Wheeler, Margaret Kennedy Goodwin, Constance Watts, and Josephine Clement. The interview I found most useful for understanding the culture of Parrish Street and its business was Walter Weare's 1979 interview with
Viola Turner the first female board member, and Vice-President Treasurer at The North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company. To listen to that interview, and read transcripts, click here
for part 1 and here for part 2.
The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University
Has been my home-base for conducting this research and creating these audio documentaries. A great source of expertise in Southern History/Culture and Documentary Research/Production.
The North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company
Mechanics and Farmer's Bank
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Feel free to e-mail the Creator of this Website for more information, and more ideas of where to seek information
megan.moskop@duke.edu
The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, particularly:
Barbara Lau for her continued and priceless mentorship. Without her support this project would never have begun.
John Biewen for his patience and audio documenting expertise,
Tom Rankin,
Charlie Thompson,
Tennessee Watson,
Allen Creech,
Ava Johnson,
Courtney Reid-Eaton,
Nancy Kalow,
Tim Tyson,
Wendy Ewald,
Karen Michel,
and David Cecelski for their guidance, wisdom, and support.
Interviewees:
Robert Kelly and Artelia Bryant, who welcomed me into their community and made much of my research possible.
Viviane Patterson
Elaine Small
Lucera Parker
and Julia Wheeler Taylor of Mechanics and Farmers Bank.
Ruby Bagley
Juanita Pettiford
Celeste Dalrymple
Harold Davis
Rosa Johnson
and Elsie Campbell of The North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company.
and Adrienne Everett, my dear friend, and a graduating Duke senior, who continues the legacy of these leaders with her to a Job on New Yorks Wall Street.
AND
Jim Wise, writer for The News and Observer and an exceedingly helpful expert on Durham's history
Andre Vann, archivist at North Carolina Central University
Ray Christian, Appalachain State University, former archivist of the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company
Walter Weare, author of Black Business in the New South
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