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Listen to Beverly Scarlett read her story, “Views of the Eno,” from 27 Views of Hillsborough:
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Music for this episode is entitled “Love & Truth,” by Cast of Characters. It’s available on Soundstripe:
Season Two, Episode 18 Show Notes
The Bus Ride Home With Beverly A. Scarlett
Experiencing the desegregation of a small Southern town
Retired judge Beverly A. Scarlett recounts her life in the small Southern town of Hillsborough, North Carolina—from Jim Crow through the tumultuous years of school desegregation to her successful judicial career. Beverly Scarlett digs deep into the town’s past, her family’s roots along the Eno River, and discovers the complicated place she calls home.
Bio—
A life-long resident of Hillsborough, Beverly A. Scarlett is a retired attorney and prosecutor. She served several terms as district court judge for Orange and Chatham counties, the first African American woman so elected. She now heads Indigenous Memories Incorporated, a nonprofit organization she founded to explore and preserve the land and memory of her ancestors, including their sacred burial grounds. Beverly is a contributing author to EnoPublishers’s anthology 27 Views of Hillsborough: A Southern Town in Prose & Poetry.