ORANGE COUNTY, NC, Apr. 26, 2023 – The public viewing of the documentary, The Closing of a School: The History & Legacy of Central High, is scheduled on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at 6:00pm in the gym at Hillsborough Elementary School, formerly, Central High School. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., and the documentary will start promptly at 6:00 p.m.
Central High was the only black high school in Hillsborough from 1936-1968. Like many black schools in the South, Central was closed after desegregation.
The documentary highlights the African-American community, desegregation and the closing of Central High, and the efforts to preserve Central’s legacy. Throughout the documentary, there is a shared universality of other Southern black schools, prior to and after integration.
The film was written and directed by Dr. Iris T. Chapman; filmmakers were Teri Burnette and Aniya Bourne.
PARTIALLY FUNDED BY
OTHER FUNDING WAS THROUGH Central-Orange Alumni Association and FOCUS.
Based out of Hillsborough, the OCAC is an agency of Orange County government with a mission of promoting and strengthening the artistic and cultural development of Orange County, North Carolina. The commission awards state-funded and county-funded grants, sponsors programs, serves as an arts information clearinghouse and operates the Eno Arts Mill Gallery and Studios in the historic Eno Mill in Hillsborough. Learn more at artsorange.org.
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