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Lessons From a Neighborhood Activist

From: Lynda-Marie Taurasi
Length: 00:06:04

Non-narrative profile of Meredith Emmett, president of The Watts Hospital-Hillandale Neighborhood Association in Durham, North Carolina. Read the full description.

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After years of being a community activist in Durham, North Carolina, Meredith Emmett became president of the Watts Hospital-Hillandale Neighborhood Association. She has dubbed herself a "neighborhood activist," and in this audio documentary, she defines what that term means for her and for her community. Serving as my final project for the Hearing is Believing I: Audio Institute for The Center of Documentary Studies at Duke University, this piece was produced for the The Watts Hospital-Hillandale Centennial Project in July 2009.

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Piece Description

After years of being a community activist in Durham, North Carolina, Meredith Emmett became president of the Watts Hospital-Hillandale Neighborhood Association. She has dubbed herself a "neighborhood activist," and in this audio documentary, she defines what that term means for her and for her community. Serving as my final project for the Hearing is Believing I: Audio Institute for The Center of Documentary Studies at Duke University, this piece was produced for the The Watts Hospital-Hillandale Centennial Project in July 2009.

Broadcast History

Presented at The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics in Durham, North Carolina.

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Musical Works

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Additional Credits

Special thanks to Shae Shackelford and John Biewen and all the lovely lovies at Duke's CDS.

Related Website

http://cds.aas.duke.edu/audio/index.html