The Strong One. An incredibly moving tale about growing up in Durham, North Carolina. And only 4-minutes long! It was also shot, scored, and edited by an NCSU student for the Campus Movie Fest.
(submitted by dinosaurdog)
Monday Jan 16 @ 02:36pmDr. King preaching at White Rock Baptist Church in Durham, North Carolina.
February 16, 1960
The Herald-Sun via Endangered Durham
Forgotten parts of NC
Hello! First off, I just wanna say that I love your blog, being a NC native myself (Born in Raleigh and Raised on the Coast). I do a lot of photography, and most of it is urban exploration. I figured I could shoot you a few pictures every now and again and see if you like them. The first location I’ll submit is of the Liggett & Meyers Tobacco company. Located in Durham, NC this once abandoned cigarette assembly factory is now being renovated into business offices (on the first couple of floors). But, it still contains massive tobacco processing machines in the floors above, as well as the massive generators in the basement. There are still piles of Filters laying around as well. It’s an amazing building, and while it cannot be accessed anymore for explorers, I am fortunate enough to have visited it twice before. Also, my aunt worked there from the time she was 17 years old, and eventually retired there. Anyways, here are some of the pictures, but both of my sets can be found here:
(submitted by kwikstix) Tuesday Jun 21 @ 12:05pm
Amazing performance of John D. Loudermilk’s “Tobacco Road.”
Fun fact: Loudermilk’s cousins were the famous country duo The Louvin Brothers.
Durham’s Ernie Barnes, The Advocate, 1996
“The Advocate was influenced by a childhood growing up in the Jim Crow era of the segregated South, giving it the resonance of Barnes’ deeply-held beliefs in the just application of the law, the clear-eyed administration of constitutionality, and the integrity of the legal process for all people - especially those without resources or influence.”
