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Tag Archives: african-american

Walking Wednesdays Tour of East White Oak School

By Benjamin BriggsMay 20, 2021

The East White Oak School was constructed by the Cone family around 1916 to serve grades 1-5 for children of African American mill workers. It has been on the National…

Walking Wednesdays Tour of the North Carolina A&T State University Campus

By Benjamin BriggsMay 20, 2021

North Carolina A&T State University is the largest historically black college or university in the United States. Founded by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1891, it is one of…

Guilford at 250: Our Leadership in Civil Rights

By Benjamin BriggsJanuary 27, 2021

Guilford County is unusual in North Carolina, and perhaps the American South for having a treasure trove of Black historic sites that include the acclaimed International Civil Rights Museum and…

The Magnolia House: A Pivotal Point Of Greensboro History

Architecture, Greensboro History, Social EquityBy Benjamin BriggsJanuary 19, 2021

The landmark house on Gorrell Street is most notable today as the Magnolia House Motel, a Green Book-era accommodation with deep roots in Greensboro’s Black community. Beyond its legendary hospitality,…

Guilford at 250: Civil Rights Era Touchstones

By Benjamin BriggsJanuary 13, 2021

Greensboro’s Civil Rights history is unparalleled in North Carolina. With keystone institutions such as NCA&T, Bennett College, and Dudley High School, Greensboro has (at times) been a national leader in…

The Secrets of the Southside Neighborhoods

Architecture, City Planning, Community Investment, Greensboro History, Secrets of..., Social Equity, Tour of Historic HomesBy Benjamin BriggsOctober 12, 2020

If you haven’t visited Southside and South Elm Street – south of the railroad tracks – in a few years, my how things have changed. Once the redheaded stepchild of…

Restore Explore Connect: Building Greensboro – Foundations of Our Mid-Century Modern History

By Benjamin BriggsDecember 20, 2016

Eric Woodard, “The Mod Man”, will present “Building Greensboro – Foundations of Our Mid-Century Modern History”. Learn how Greensboro blazed a different path during the Civil Rights Era that departed from traditional narratives found throughout the southeastern United States.

Future-Perfect-in-Past-Tense: Reclaiming the Historic Warnersville Neighborhood

City Planning, Greensboro History, Greensboro Preservation News, Lost Greensboro, Social EquityBy Benjamin BriggsApril 14, 20082 Comments

Future-Perfect-in-Past-Tense grammatical terms were once the topic of discussion in the classrooms of Warnersville’s J. C. Price Elementary School, but today, the term describes a new direction planned by residents…

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