Promoting and strengthening the artistic and cultural development of Orange County, North Carolina
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Orange County Community Remembrance Coalition
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“Lessons of the Hour” reenactment of last speech by Frederick Douglass
Carrboro Century Center 100 North Greensboro Street, Carrboro, NC, United StatesIn celebration of Black History Month Carrboro Century Center Free and open to the public Panel discussion following the film, moderated by James E. Williams, Jr. with speakers *Dr. William Sturkey, UNC History professor specializing in the history of race in the American South *Greear Webb, UNC student and activist, a warrior for justice who... Read More →
Orange County Community Remembrance Coalition Presents: Of Liberation and Love: Songs and Stories from the Families of Deathrow
Carrboro Century Center 100 North Greensboro Street, Carrboro, NC, United StatesJoin us for a powerful event that will feature stories from: Right Here, Right Now: Life From America's Death Row, and music from A GOOD BOY. Community discussion and re-visioning our criminal justice system. Panelists: Jon Powell, Lyden Harris, Michael Braxton and Andre Smith. Moderated by NC Rep. Vernetta Alston. Carrboro Century Center, 100 N... Read More →
North Carolina Freedom Park
Richard E. Whitted Human Services Center 300 West Tryon Street, Hillsborough, NC, United StatesProgram 7pm – 8 pm, followed by Q & A Whitted Building, 300 W Tryon St, Hillsborough, NC Envision an inspiring, 45-foot-tall, illuminated sculpture reaching towards the sky from the center of downtown Raleigh – a “Beacon of Freedom,” the centerpiece of North Carolina Freedom Park – a one-acre park that honors the African American... Read More →
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Soil Collection Ceremony
Historic Orange County Courthouse 106 E. King St., Hillsborough, United StatesBattle Courtroom, Orange County Courthouse,106 Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC Join us in commemorating Cyrus Guy, Daniel Morrow, Jefferson Morrow, Washington Morrow and Wright Malone – all victims of racial terror lynching in Orange County in 1869. Our time together will include proclamations, a libation ceremony and a presentation to families of the victims. The event... Read More →
SCENE OF THE CRIME: Albion Tourgee and the “Invisible Empire” in Orange County
Historic Orange County Courthouse 106 E. King St., Hillsborough, United StatesA Free public presentation, conversation, and reception Saturday, May 6th, 1-3pm Battle Courtroom, Orange County Courts Hillsborough, NC Led by Dr. Deborah-Patrice Hamlin, with: Jim Wynn (Fourth Circuit Judge) Robert N. Hunter (Retired State Judge) Freddie Parker (NCCU Professor Emeritus)
Langston Hughes’s 1931 visit to Chapel Hill: The Scottsboro Case and Legal Lynching
Chapel Hill Public Library 100 Library Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesOCCRC, Carolina Public Humanities, and the Chapel Hill Public Library will host NCSU English Professor Dr. Jason Miller to discuss Langston Hughes’ most famous anti-lynching poem, which he debuted in Chapel Hill during his 1931 visit to Orange County. His appearance was so controversial that police were stationed outside the door of his public reading.... Read More →
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Historical Marker Unveiling Manly McCauley and Victims of Lynching
Carrboro Town Commons 301 W Main St, CarrboroSun, Feb. 18, 2024 2:00 pm Carrboro Town Commons Provided by The Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) in partnership with Orange County Community Remembrance Coalition (OCCRC) KEYNOTE SPEAKER Dr. Reginald Hildebrand Former co-chair of the NC Freedom Park Board of Directors and a trustee of the NC Humanities Council. • Member of the NC African American... Read More →
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