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Race and Labor: An Introduction

Caroline Waring When you’re looking through our Spotlights tab, you’ll probably notice a glaring hole in our write-ups: an utter lack of...

Joe and "Shorty" Cohn

Gretchen Wright Joe Cohn has lived in West Durham for all of his 76 years.  From growing up here with his siblings and parents to...

Student Spotlight

Jake Satisky It is not uncommon for college students to have jobs in order to make a little cash during the school year or right after...

Stonemasons: Carvers, Cutters, Setters

Caroline Waring To work with stone is no simple task: it requires hard labor and an eye. Stonemasons on the chapel, who were selected to...

Working Conditions at Duke University

Caroline Waring Duke University's West Campus' $16 million price tag is a widely available figure.¹ It can be seen in the carefully...

"Duke" Families

Jake Satisky Many people have long-standing connections to Duke. Maybe they or their parents went there and received an education while...

Waldensian Stonemasons

Gretchen Wright The town of Valdese sits in the foothills of North Carolina, some 160 miles from Duke's campus.  The outside temperature...

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