Dreams Held Fast: A Timeline of Black History in the Triangle
Designed by Jon Fuller
From the nationâs first public university, built by enslaved people, to the demonstrators this summer who finally rid the Capitol grounds of its monuments to white supremacy, the history of the Triangle and its major towns and citiesâChapel Hill, Durham, and Raleighâis inextricably intertwined with the history of its Black residents.
Black history is American history, and Black History Week, established as a precursor to Black History Month by the author and historian Carter G. Woodson, was an early affirmation, and now an ongoing reminder, that Black Lives Matter.
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