/tags/slavery Slavery en-US Copyright Fri, 14 Jun 2024 13:40:06 GMT /arts-culture/2024-06-14/peter-oliver-gallery-winston-salem-freedom-slavery “The Peter Oliver Pavilion Gallery” will open in Winston-Salem with artifacts and historical records dating back to the 18th century. Fri, 14 Jun 2024 13:40:06 GMT /arts-culture/2024-06-14/peter-oliver-gallery-winston-salem-freedom-slavery Sharryse Piggott /news/2024-05-06/franklinton-center-brick-whitakers-slavery-executive-director-douglas-wooten A leadership ceremony was held over the weekend at the Franklinton Center at Bricks in Whitakers to celebrate its new executive director. Mon, 06 May 2024 18:35:26 GMT /news/2024-05-06/franklinton-center-brick-whitakers-slavery-executive-director-douglas-wooten Sharryse Piggott /news/2024-05-03/dillsboro-historical-marker-convict-laborers-civil-war-slavery The North Carolina roadside history marker commemorates the Cowee Tunnel disaster near Dillsboro, an 1882 construction accident that killed 19 Black inmate workers. Fri, 03 May 2024 12:01:25 GMT /news/2024-05-03/dillsboro-historical-marker-convict-laborers-civil-war-slavery Jay Price /news/2024-02-21/historians-present-findings-enslaved-workers-built-nc-state-capitol A new website shows updated information about the former enslaved workers who built North Carolina’s State Capitol. Wed, 21 Feb 2024 22:31:43 GMT /news/2024-02-21/historians-present-findings-enslaved-workers-built-nc-state-capitol Sharryse Piggott /news/2023-09-01/a-144-year-old-historic-house-in-carrboro-will-receive-a-truth-plaque The historic Strayhorn House, originally built and owned by former slaves, will be awarded the plaque due to its significant role in Carrboro. Fri, 01 Sep 2023 20:16:54 GMT /news/2023-09-01/a-144-year-old-historic-house-in-carrboro-will-receive-a-truth-plaque Sharryse Piggott /race-demographics/2023-03-25/honoring-the-enslaved-at-stonewall-manor Field trips to plantations look a little different for Nash Central High School's APUSH class. Sat, 25 Mar 2023 13:25:27 GMT /race-demographics/2023-03-25/honoring-the-enslaved-at-stonewall-manor Caitlin Leggett /race-demographics/2023-03-15/unc-chapel-hill-hosts-new-conversations-about-slavery The school is hosting the Universities Studying Slavery consortium's biannual conference this week. Wed, 15 Mar 2023 22:46:31 GMT /race-demographics/2023-03-15/unc-chapel-hill-hosts-new-conversations-about-slavery Will Michaels /arts-culture/2023-03-02/rhiannon-giddens-north-carolina-opera-omar-interview Greensboro native Rhiannon Giddens is a Grammy-award-winning musician. She returned to North Carolina recently with an opera that she co-composed about the life of Omar ibn Said, a Muslim man who was enslaved in the state in the 1800s. Thu, 02 Mar 2023 16:51:23 GMT /arts-culture/2023-03-02/rhiannon-giddens-north-carolina-opera-omar-interview Leoneda Inge /race-demographics/2023-01-20/stone-time-descendants-nc-slaves-uncover-black-native-american-history The centuries-long persecution of Native American and enslaved Black people in this country suppressed access to collective heritage. In Hillsborough, N.C., descendants of Native and Black North Carolinians are hoping newly discovered cemeteries will help spotlight their ancestors' legacies. Fri, 20 Jan 2023 11:00:00 GMT /race-demographics/2023-01-20/stone-time-descendants-nc-slaves-uncover-black-native-american-history Will Michaels /news/2022-03-29/fayetteville-city-council-wants-more-community-input-on-future-of-market-house The Fayetteville City Council has voted to seek more community input on what to do with the Market House building after the U.S. Department of Justice held community meetings with limited capacity due to the pandemic. Tue, 29 Mar 2022 17:34:38 GMT /news/2022-03-29/fayetteville-city-council-wants-more-community-input-on-future-of-market-house Liz Schlemmer