Deborah Barnes and Terry Hammond of the Guilford County Community Remembrance Project discuss the county’s only documented lynching, the 1887 murder of Eugene Hairston. Civil rights attorney James Mayes will also talk about the status of the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act.

About the panelists

Dr. Deborah Barnes is a founding member of the Guilford County Community Remembrance Project, an educator, author and scholar of lynching.

Terry Hammond is a former museum director and curator, educator, amateur genealogist and member of the Guilford County Community Remembrance Project.

James P. Mayes‘s professional career has included forty years of extensive work in public policy, criminal justice, law and public diplomacy and in the academy.

Part of the Race, History and Education series from the museum Education Department

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Listen to our History Notes podcast about Eugene Hairston from 2019

Members of the Ever-Achievers Retired Teachers Club share experiences fighting racism inside and outside the classroom. Participants include retired educators Ginny Williamson, Flossie Smith, Coley Hooker and Bettye Matier.

Part of the Race, History and Education series from the museum Education Department

Free program. Registration required

Dr. Allison Fredette teaches in the History Education Program at Appalachian State University. In this webinar, she will equip educators and instructors to teach difficult subjects such as slavery, racism and violence. In addition, the Greensboro Historical Teaching Alliance will offer special instruction regarding the 1979 Greensboro Massacre.

Continuing education credit may be available for educators. Consult your school district.

Free program. Registration required

Zoom webinar is limited to 100 attendees, but a livestream will be available on the GHM YouTube channel.

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Listen to our History Notes podcast with Dr. Fredette from 2019