2021 Events
To view the video of the Youth Celebration for the Holidays
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Cousin Gaeya's Scary Folktales
Cousin Gaeya's recording was up for one month and is no longer available. To learn more about Cousin Gaeya (Evette Evans), CLICK HERE . . .
REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY AND BLACK HISTORY DAY SEPTEMBER 18, 2021
For videos below to view Part I click here To view Part 2 click here
For more information on the six lynchings that took place in Chatham County, visit https://lynchinginamerica.eji.org/report/ and the video, Why Build a Lynching Memorial? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-0FGYdTR7g&ab_channel=EqualJusticeInitiative
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Wilmington's Lie Panel Book Discussion
You can learn a little about the basic event described in the book in the above news video from Wilmington.
Click here to view the video of our panel discussion. |
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"THE TALK" BY SONNY KELLY - HOW BLACK PARENTS MUST TALK TO THEIR CHILDREN FOR A SHORT CLIP ON THE PRESENTATION CLICK HERE
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CRC-C & the Chatham County NAACP Branches 5377 and 5378 hosted The Talk, written and performed by Sonny Kelly. Sonny joined our esteemed panelists in sharing reflections after the presentation of the play and answering questions from the over 100 participants. To learn how more people you know can see The Talk, reach out to https://www.sonnykelly.com/
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Celebrating The Heritage of Faith & Music in Chatham County
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Click HERE to enjoy music from six local historic congregations as we celebrate the Heritage of Faith and Music in Chatham County, North Carolina in this 250th year of its existence.
Special thanks to the CRC-C grants committee; those who helped fund this endeavor; Sharon Seymore & Mary Nettles for scheduling; pastors, churches, choirs and praise teams for participating; and videographers for helping this video come together! You can learn more about some of Chatham's church histories here. |
Panel Discussion of Isabel Wilkerson's book, CASTE: The Origins of Our Discontents
Lewis Freeman's legacy is a lasting memorial in Chatham County
The legacy of George Moses Horton, lauded Chatham poet born in slavery
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By Hannah McCellan Tues, Feb 9, 2021 (Please subscribe to the Chatham News+Record)
“What white people and Black people know about history is two different things,” Hudson said at that event. For Toomer, who left Horton Middle last year to found The School of the Arts for Boys Academy (SABA), ensuring the school community and larger Chatham community not only knew about Horton’s life, but celebrated it, was extremely important. The inaugural event featured Dan Tate’s “Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton,” a children’s book illustrating Horton’s life. Toomer said the school invited Tate, Horton’s alumni and CCS central services and administration. Leading up to that first event, Toomer said students read Tate’s book, competed in door-decorating contests, poetry slams and more. “The halls were just filled with moments of saying, ‘Hey, who is our namesake? And why is he important?” Toomer said. click here for article |
Chatham Community NAACP Jubilee '21
Click here to watch the celebration. Enjoy the entire video. Mrs. Hudson's presentation is around the 43 minute mark.
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On Sunday, January 3, 2021, the Chatham Community Branch #5377 of the NAACP held this Jubilee Day Celebration to commemorate the January 1, 1863 issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation. Branch President Mary Nettles hosted the event, which paid special tribute to the life and legacy of long-time Chatham resident George Moses Horton, for whom Pittsboro's Horton Middle School is named. Author, speaker, and Chatham County resident Marjorie Hudson delivered a presentation on Horton's life, character, and accomplishments, including publication of "The Hope of Liberty" in 1829, the first book by a Black author in the South. Descendants of Mr. Horton and members of the Horton Middle School community participated in a reading of Mr. Horton's poetry.
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