Note: Two of Pierce’s eight North Carolina markers are in Enfield. Both – the Halifax County Voters Movement and Johnson v. Branch – are through the NC African American Heritage Commission Civil ...

Charlotte Museum of History will honor Black farmers in Mecklenburg History during the African American Heritage Festival.

The Gullah Geechee Heritage Corridor stretches from the coast of Florida to the coast of North Carolina. Here's what you need to know.

Nestled in the heart of North Carolina, Chatham County is a land rich in history, mystery, and legend. Over the centuries, its rolling hills, dense forests, and winding rivers have birthed countless ...

On November 10, 1898, white supremacists led the only successful U.S. coup, overthrowing Wilmington’s Black-led government in the ‘Wilmington Massacre.’ Its full toll and legacy remain unknown.

Many Charlotte-area residents are familiar with some of the more notable figures in local Black history, people like Harvey Gantt, the first Black student accepted to enroll at Clemson University who ...