EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (Nov. 2, 2023) – North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University celebrated its annual Fall Convocation program Thursday, Nov. 2, honoring 12 distinguished alumni.
When the clock struck midnight on August 1, 1838, Reverend William Knibb declared “The negro is free”. In a letter to a confidant, Knibb recalls: “Never did I hear such a sound. The winds of freedom appeared to have been let loose. The very.