PHOTO GALLERY: “Upbuilding Whitted”

7 pm ~ Thursday, May 3 , 2012

Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University

1317 W. Pettigrew Street, Durham, NC

A documentary exploration of the history and significance of Whitted

Heading south on Roxboro Street from downtown Durham you will glimpse to your left a boarded-up brick building, standing proud despite years of neglect.

The school was built in 1922 as Hillside Park High School. It was Durham’s first African-American high school.

In 1949 it became J.A. Whitted Junior High. And into the 1970s it brought together black students from across Durham.

For over 50 years, Hillside Park/Whitted was the pride of Durham’s African-American community.

Please join us for our free premiere.

“Upbuilding Whitted”

a documentary by

April Simon, Purity Kimaiyo,

Chi Brown and Bruce dePyssler