Black Oral HIstories of Beaufort County

About Black Oral HIstories of Beaufort County

Stories told by those who lived them––our hidden history unveiled

Publisher

Odyssey for Democracy

Category

education · history · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Feb 2025

Latest episode

9 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

35 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Oct 2026

   “They called me Miss Sunshine” A look at the life of Jerome Seldon

   83-year-old Jerome Seldon was born and raised in Washington, North Carolina. Growing up in a loving family, she credits that upbringing for preparing her for her life journey as a Black woman. As a school teacher for over 30 years, she became known by many of her peers and fellow workers at Miss Sunshine. It was a job she loved dearly, and she feels she touched many lives along the way.

2. 

   18 Sept 2026

   Growing up in Aurora, North Carolina

   Cornelius Dudley was born at his home on March 4, 1941 in Aurora, North Carolina. He was the seventh of eleven siblings. He grew up on a farm where the cash crop was tobacco. He and most of the Black children were known as rainy-day students because, when the weather was nice, you could find them working out in the fields. When the family home caught fire, all but three rooms were destroyed. But they made do with the remaining three rooms, where 14 members of his family lived for the next four years. He saw racism at an early age when a cross was burned in their front yard.

3. 

   4 Aug 2026

   Growing up where everyone took care of everyone. Life memoreis from Delores Slade

   Born in 1950, Delores Slade grew up in the small community of Maple Grove, near Washington, NC. A place, she says, where everyone seemed to get along and would take care of each other. On the days when there was a church service, it was like old-time religion. “The windows were up, and you could hear singing and clapping all over the neighborhood. It was all very spiritual in nature.”

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• Reginald Willis
• Wayland Whitley
• Ledell Moore
• Joyce O'Neal
• Luther Harvey

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