Did You Know That White Supremacists Overthrew A Thriving Black-Led City In North Carolina?
On November 10, 1898, white supremacists led the only successful U.S. coup, overthrowing Wilmington’s Black-led government in the ‘Wilmington Massacre.’ Its full toll and legacy remain unknown.
19 Black trailblazers that may not have been in your history book
While lectures on the legacies of Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Harriet Tubman are all important, some educators ...
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Meet 9 trailblazing ‘hidden figures’ of Black history from across the Charlotte region
The historic site is the only Black house museum in North Carolina, according to the city of Raleigh. It’s also on the National Register of Historic Places. Robert Franklin Williams, a Black civil ...
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First exhibition on North Carolina founder of the National Negro Opera Company closing soon
The first-ever exhibition on Madison, North Carolina native and classical music trailblazer Mary Cardwell Dawson will close ...