Tag Archives: Black History

Celebration of Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown’s 126th Birthday Slated

June 9, 2009 – 3:58 pm

SEDALIA—The extraordinary story of Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown will take center stage at the Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum in Sedalia on Thursday, June 11, in a colorful program featuring poetry, traditional spirituals, tours, and an oral history, which will recall the life and contributions of this 20th century educator and civil rights leader. Presented [...]

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Free Multimedia Presentation on Shaping the State Constitution in 1868

April 20, 2009 – 9:32 am

RALEIGH – For most North Carolina students prior to the Civil War, education was only available a few weeks or months a year to white children only, if at all. Families often paid for schooling since public schools had limited geographic reach. Only white male property owners could vote or hold office. [...]

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“N.C. Lining Bar Gangs,” the newest permanent exhibit at the N.C. Transportation Museum

February 27, 2009 – 4:13 pm

African-American Railroad workers, their toils and their music will be featured in the newest exhibit at the N.C. Transportation Museum
SPENCER – A little known facet of the history of African American workers on North Carolina Railroads will take center stage when the N.C. Transportation Museum’s newest exhibit opens Feb. 24. The North Carolina Lining Bar [...]

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Black History Month Programs Highlight North Carolinians

February 3, 2009 – 9:21 am

Celebrate Black History Month at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. Several February programs highlight North Carolina African Americans, past and present. All programs are free, except the Feb. 19 lecture. Parking is free on weekends.
Music of the Carolinas: The Golden Echoes
The “singing stream” flows through four generations of the Landis family. Their gospel [...]

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