Cheryl Crooms Williams in front of Turner House

Home & Heritage: The Story of the Turner House

This Oberlin Road estate holds an untold piece of Raleigh’s Black history still being uncovered by fifth-generation owner Cheryl Crooms Williams. https://waltermagazine.com/home/the-story-of-the-historic-turner-house-in-raleigh/…

Sabrina Goode, N&O Tarheel of the Month

She works to make sure that Oberlin Village and its Raleigh history are never forgotten. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article245972825.html…

A Former Oberlin Resident Speaks

Mr. Harris grew up in Oberlin in the 1200 block near the junction of Oberlin Road and Chester Road. https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/triangle-sandhills/news/2020/08/20/dnc-platform–democrats-talk-racial-inequality…

Freed slaves of Oberlin remembered …

November 24, 2017 It is a project called Oberlin Rising that has stretched me as an artist … community in Raleigh, N.C. Robert Willett rwillett@newsobserver.com … https://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/op-ed/article186354928.html…

Saving Raleigh freedmen’s homes and their stories

The restored Grave and Hall homes on Oberlin Road in Raleigh. … In 1914, a New York newspaper described Oberlin as “a unique little village … www.newsobserver.com › opinion › article237167884…

Revealing the Past at Oberlin Cemetery

North Carolina State University News Revealing the past at Oberlin Village Cemetery, by Tracey Peake September 21, 2016 Oberlin Cemetery is one of only four known African-American cemeteries in Raleigh. Founded in 1873 and used until 1971, the small three-acre…

Neighbors work to preserve history of Oberlin Village

May 16, 2015 Sabrina Goode, who is descended from an early settler in Oberlin Village where … please sign up for a digital subscription to newsobserver.com … height limitations placed on new construction within Oberlin Village in 1998. https://www.newsobserver.com/…