PREVIOUS EVENTS 2022
SEE THE VIDEO HERE FOR THE JUNE 14 BOOK DISCUSSION OF ON JUNETEENTH
WRITTEN BY PULITIZER PRIZE WINNER ANNETTE GORDON-REED.
MAY 14, 2022
REMEMBERING FIVE BLACK AMERICANS LYNCHED IN CHATHAM COUNTY
THE WINNERS OF THE RACIAL JUSTICE ESSAY CONTEST EVENT ANNOUNCED MAY 14 ARE LISTED BELOW. OUR GREAT APPRECIATION TO EACH FOR THEIR GREAT WORK AND DEDICATION.
First Place: Hannah A. Ajayi Seaforth High School 10th Grade "The Scene of Racism's Death" Click Here for the Text of the Winning Essay
Second Place: Spencer Smith Chatham School of Science & Engineeering 12th Grade "When the Past Persists into the Present: Examining the Reality of a Falsehood in the Equality of Education"
Third Place: Skylar Donner Chatham School of Science & Engineering 10th Grade "Voter Suppression: the Impact of Voter Suppression Towards People of Color"
Fourth Place: Maggie Thornton Jordan-Matthews High School 11th Grade "The Roots of Racism"
Fifth Place: Cesia Ramirez Jordan-Matthews High School 9th Grade "Injustice Essay"
Honorable Mention: Ladeja Angelica Charles Chatham School of Science & Engineering 10th Grade "The Effect of Affirmative Action"
Second Place: Spencer Smith Chatham School of Science & Engineeering 12th Grade "When the Past Persists into the Present: Examining the Reality of a Falsehood in the Equality of Education"
Third Place: Skylar Donner Chatham School of Science & Engineering 10th Grade "Voter Suppression: the Impact of Voter Suppression Towards People of Color"
Fourth Place: Maggie Thornton Jordan-Matthews High School 11th Grade "The Roots of Racism"
Fifth Place: Cesia Ramirez Jordan-Matthews High School 9th Grade "Injustice Essay"
Honorable Mention: Ladeja Angelica Charles Chatham School of Science & Engineering 10th Grade "The Effect of Affirmative Action"
BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION - OVER 50 YEARS LATER
APRIL 14, 2022 AT 6:30PM
A PERFORMANCE BY MIKE WILEY, ACCLAIMED ACTOR, PLAYWRIGHT AND ACTIVIST. THE HISTORIC VIDEO OF THE PANELISTS' REMARKS CAN BE SEEN HERE.
THIS SPECIAL EXHIBIT ON THE BLACK HISTORY OF CHATHAM COUNTY WAS ON VIEW IN PITTSBORO FOR THE MONTHS OF FEBRUARY AND MARCH 2022
- CRC-C and NAACP member, Adele Kelly, with assistance from Reverend Evan Harrison, Reverend Corey Little, US Army Col (ret) Ernie Parker and Ernest H. Dark, made recommendations to the Exhibits Committee at the Chatham County Historical Museum and provided information on the six lynchings in Chatham County and biographies of Black citizen leaders in the County. For additional information on the lynching victims in Chatham County, please CLICK HERE.
**STILL I RISE **
An event to honor the achievements of Black Women in Chatham County
THE VIDEO OF THE EVENT IS FOUND HERE
SEE THE PATRIOTS OF COLOR COMMUNITY DISCUSSION ON FEB. 19
The Chatham Community Library and the Community Remembrance Coalition - Chatham are co-sponsoring
Patriots of Color in Chatham County during the American Revolution
February 19, 2022 from 2pm to 3:30pm.
TO SEE THE VIDEO OF THE COMMUNITY DISCUSSION CHECK HERE
SEE THE SUM OF US Book Discussion recording: Click HERE
Watch the video of our 2022 Jubilee Day
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