CLARA MEEKINS
VICE PRESIDENT OF THE 4TH WARD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
Interview Info
Date of Interview: 10-7-23
Interview Location: Heritage Park
Narrator(s): Clara Meekins
Interviewer(s): Haley Kinsler, Brody McCurdy
Background on Interview:
This interview was recorded as the oral history project was being established. Clara Meekins, joined by Octavia Rainey and Rosa Rand, introduced oral historians to the Fourth Ward neighborhood as part of a brief tour. This interview was recorded on the basketball court of Heritage Park, a housing development that was established following urban renewal and is now managed by the Raleigh Housing Authority.
Explore Clips from this Interview
“The Village”
“And they talk about the village – I lived in a village. I had my grandmother, great grandmother, mother, and two aunts, we all stayed together.”
Clara Meekins
A Close-Knit Community
“Everybody knew everybody, and that was great. So we didn’t have to worry about really nobody.”
Clara Meekins
Music In The Neighborhood
“I could hear all that music, I loved it. It kind of remind me what it would have been like at the beach. All that music, loud, and I love to dance.”
Clara Meekins