Black Oral HIstories of Beaufort County

Fannie Willis: “Music Ministry is my Passion”

Fannie Willis was born in a small rural area just east of Washington, North Carolina, in 1956. She grew up in a large, tight-knit family. One of their...

Terry Sneed Brown: A Trailer Blazer in his own right

Terry Sneed Brown was born in Washington, North Carolina, in 1951. A time when the racial divide in this small rural Eastern North Carolina community...

The Life Journies of First Cousins Shirley Tyre and Preddy Stilley

(L to R) Preddy Stilley and Shirley Tyre

Born in the early 40s, first cousins Shirley Tyre and Preddy Stilley come from humble beginnings in rural Beaufort...

God has been good to me: Emma Howard reflects on her first 94 years

It has been a pretty amazing life for 95-year-old Emma Howard. Born in 1930 in Belhaven, NC, she has spent her life touching the lives of many and trying...

Blanche Gibbs: If you can’t go back home where can you go?

Blanche Gibbs was born in Washington, North Carolina, in 1951. She credits her life experiences as a child for laying the foundation for who she is...