This long-term exhibition housed in the Charles W. Wright Museum of African American History serves as the central experience of our museum. The 22,000 square-foot exhibition space contains more than 20 galleries that allow patrons to travel over time and across geographic boundaries. The journey begins in prehistoric Africa, the cradle of human life. Guests [...]
Beck Cultural Exchange Center | Knoxville, TN
Located within easy walking distance of the famed Alex Haley Statue at Haley Heritage Square, the Beck Cultural Exchange Center features the history of African Americans in Knoxville and East Tennessee from the late 1800′s to the present through photographs, newspapers, biographies, audio and video recordings, books and artwork. [Collections at the Beck Cultural Exchange [...]
St. Philips Church | Winsten-Salem, NC
Photo Credit: Salem Congregation (www.salemcongregation.org) When the African Log Church became too small, a larger brick church was built in 1861. Named St. Philips in 1914, it is the oldest standing African American church in North Carolina. It was from this pulpit of this brick church that on Sunday, May 21, 1865, a Union Calvary [...]
African American Graveyard | Winston-Salem, NC
Part of a complex of historical structures and landmarks that make up the St. Phillips Center, the African American graveyard was called by several names in the Moravian records, including “Negro God’s Acre” before use of it was discontinued in 1859. Numerous archaeological excavations in the graveyard have located lost graves; however, no attempt has [...]
Calendar of Events, January 2011
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebrations Various Locations, Nationwide Jan. 16, 2012 Honda Battle of the Bands Atlanta, GA Jan. 12, 2012 Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival Ocho Rios & Montego Bay, Jamaica Jan. 26 – Jan. 28, 2012 Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival Tampa Bay, FL Jan. 12 – Jan. 21, 2012 Zora Neale [...]
Honda’s Battle of the Bands, Atlanta, GA
With more than 50,000 HBCU friends, fans, students and alumni traveling from all around the country , America’s Historically Black Universities and Colleges top marching bands are ready again to throw down the gauntlet at Honda’s Battle of the Bands (HBOB) in Atlanta, Georgia. The 2012 lineup includes: Virginia State University and Winston-Salem State, representing [...]
