Many Charlotte-area residents are familiar with some of the more notable figures in local Black history, people like Harvey Gantt, the first Black student accepted to enroll at Clemson University who ...
Gabriel Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church can trace its roots back to 1866. It was built by freed Black families in Cuffeytown, the oldest self-sustaining African American community in Virginia.
The Thankful Heritage Museum is a nonprofit that has traveled all over North Carolina for 31 years, sharing Black history and culture through its mobile museum displays. Right now, it has a unique ...