Celebrate Black History in the Triangle
Photo from Hey to your Mama, a great photo site about African’American history in North Carolina.
The Triangle area of North Carolina has a rich African-American history that deserves to be celebrated every month, but Black History month offers an opportunity to highlight the many cultural opportunities available to residents and visitors. Unfortunately I am publishing this a little late for the scheduled Black History month events, so you will have to make your own itinerary. Here are just a few places to check out to enrich your understanding of the black experience in the Triangle:
- Check out this roundup of African American history in North Carolina
- Book a Black Durham Experience tour for 20-50 participants.
- Sign up for the Diaspora Festival of Black and Independent Film at UNC’s Sonja Haynes Center.
- Visit the historical collections of the African American Cultural Complex in Raleigh.
- Take an online tour of the history of NC Mutual and Black Wall Street
Last but not least, take an online tour of Durham’s lost Hayti business district and then enjoy this video of the history of the Hayti community. Hayti was a thriving black commercial district up until the time the Durham Freeway cut a swath through homes and businesses but it’s strength lives on in Durham’s thriving black community.
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