Telling Difficult Histories

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When:
April 23, 2023 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
2023-04-23T15:00:00-04:00
2023-04-23T17:00:00-04:00
Where:
The Duke Mansion
400 Hermitage Rd
Charlotte
NC 28207
Cost:
Free
Community Event
Telling Difficult Histories @ The Duke Mansion

Our community, like most across the U.S., is grappling with how to mark the history of slavery. Legacy Commission chair Emily Zimmern gives an update on the Mayor’s task-force on street renaming. Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation Director W. Lee Jones discusses on-going work at the Latta historic site.

Speakers:

  • Emily Zimmern (Legacy Commission Chair), Retired Levine Museum of the New South President and CEO
  • W. Lee Jones, Director, Parks and Recreation, Mecklenburg County
  • Dr. Tom Hanchett, Community Historian

This event is free but registration is required.  To register, click HERE

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