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Lifted Voices: Black History

February 25, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Free
Young woman in 1950s dress with notebook

Costumed interpreters in the museum galleries share well-known and little-known stories of African Americans in Greensboro. Portrayals include

    • Freedom seeker Ede, who tried to run away from her enslavers to stay with her child
    • Photographer Otis Hairston Jr., whose camera captured celebrities and common life in Greensboro from the 1970s to the early 2000s
    • Educator Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown, who organized an elite preparatory boarding school for Black students in Guilford County in the early 1900s
    • Civic leader Harmon Unthank, who helped make Warnersville a self-sufficient community for newly free families after the Civil War
    • and more!

Lifted Voices is a series of living history programs that bring to life people and stories from Greensboro’s past. This is a free, family-friendly program. Join us for history in first person.

Details

Date:
February 25, 2023
Time:
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Cost:
Free
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Organizer

Greensboro History Museum
Phone:
336-373-2043
Website:
https://greensborohistory.org

Venue

Greensboro History Museum
130 Summit Ave.
Greensboro, NC 27401 United States
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Phone:
336.373.2043