{"id":13263,"date":"2021-03-26T14:45:13","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T18:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/?p=13263"},"modified":"2024-05-02T15:15:21","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T19:15:21","slug":"north-carolina-civil-rights-trail-adds-historical-markers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/2021\/03\/north-carolina-civil-rights-trail-adds-historical-markers\/","title":{"rendered":"North Carolina Civil Rights Trail Adds Historical Markers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

New sites include Ahoskie, Kinston, and Shelby.<\/h2>\n

The North Carolina Civil Rights Trail is adding three historical markers to the trail system. The trail will physically mark sites across the state that are critical to the Civil Rights Movement in North Carolina.<\/p>\n

The N.C. African American Heritage Commission is leading the initiative with funding from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation, and with support from Visit North Carolina and from the North Carolina Office of Archives & History. The commission will work with communities across the state to designate up to 50 sites where trail markers will be placed. An interactive web portal will highlight these places and others to guide people to history and experiences from the past.<\/p>\n

The first three markers will be located in Cleveland, Hertford, and Lenoir counties. They will mark:<\/p>\n

\u2022 New Ahoskie Baptist Church in Ahoskie, North Carolina, where church members led 1960s civil rights efforts. Their word expanded access to public offices, resources, and employment.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Adkin High School in Kinston, North Carolina where students walked out in protest of inferior facilities. Their protests eventually led to the construction of new classrooms and a gymnasium.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The February 1960 sit-ins in uptown Shelby, North Carolina, which were led by local high school students.<\/p>\n

The markers themselves will be installed during the summer of 2021. Local community groups including the Chowan Discovery Group, New Ahoskie Baptist Church, Adkin High School Alumni and Friends Inc., and the City of Shelby applied for the markers in hopes of bringing recognition to the history of their communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are delighted to be a part of this milestone moment for the N.C. Civil Rights Trail,\u201d said Deryn Pomeroy, the William G. Pomeroy Foundation\u2019s director of strategic initiatives. \u201cThese first three trail markers are the culmination of tireless efforts given by many individuals, organizations and communities. We commend them for highlighting this significant history and helping to make the N.C. Civil Rights Trail a reality.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe national reckoning over systemic injustice heightens the relevance of our effort to develop the N.C. Civil Rights Trail,\u201d said Angela Thorpe, director of the African American Heritage Commission, which is part of the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. \u201cUnderstanding what has come before will inspire and fuel the work ahead. We need to hear the voices and proclaim the victories that have brought us this far.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThose sites underscore North Carolina\u2019s role in channeling student energy into the movement,\u201d said Visit NC Director Wit Tuttell. \u201cWe\u2019re excited about providing a more comprehensive look at what has unfolded across the state and give residents and visitors an opportunity to share the experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Forty to 50 sites will be designated with at least 10 in Tier I and 2 rural North Carolina counties in alignment with Gov. Roy Cooper\u2019s Hometown Strong initiative.<\/p>\n

Thorpe expects the trail to include a wide array of locations, including established historic sites as well those that may only be known more locally. One example is the YMI Cultural Center<\/a> in Asheville, which was commissioned in 1892 for Black construction workers employed to build and furnish the Biltmore estate. Funded by the Vanderbilts, the Young Men\u2019s Institute became a center of civil, cultural, and business life in the neighborhood known as The Block.<\/p>\n

Other candidates include the Montford Point Marines Museum<\/a>, which tells the story of the first African Americans to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps (1942-49), and the Montford Point Marines Memorial<\/a> in Jacksonville; the Pauli Murray Center<\/a> in Durham, where the influential lawyer, Episcopal priest, and activist for civil and women\u2019s rights grew up; and the Historic Magnolia House<\/a> in Greensboro, a Green Book site that hosted Black entertainers, icons, and civil rights leaders.<\/p>\n

The new round of applications for the program are open now through October 2021.<\/p>\n

Learn more about the project and\/or apply for a marker<\/a><\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

About the N.C. African American Commission<\/em>
\nCreated in 2008, the African American Heritage Commission works to preserve, protect and promote the state\u2019s African American history, art, and culture for all people. Its endeavors include the identification of heritage sites, compiling resources for educators, extending the work of national programs such as the National Park Service\u2019s Network to Freedom Underground Railroad, and independent initiatives, including Oasis Spaces: Green Book Project. aahc.nc.gov<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

adapted from a news release from the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The trail will physically mark sites across the state that are critical to the Civil Rights Movement in North Carolina.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":63,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[690,1],"tags":[571,576,332,570,334,583,584,575,577,339,566,578,589,591,590,567,582,345,572,568,587,344,343,328,333,592,569,565,331,588,346,574,573,342,581,585,579,330,337,580,341,586],"class_list":["post-13263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-currents","category-uncategorized","tag-adkin-high-school","tag-adkin-high-school-alumni-and-friends-inc","tag-african-american-heritage-commission","tag-ahoskie","tag-angela-thorpe","tag-asheville","tag-biltmore-estate","tag-chowan-discovery-group","tag-city-of-shelby","tag-civil-rights-movement","tag-cleveland","tag-deryn-pomeroy","tag-durham","tag-green-book-site","tag-greensboro","tag-hertford","tag-hometown-strong","tag-jacksonville","tag-kinston","tag-lenoir","tag-magnolia-house","tag-montford-point-marines-memorial","tag-montford-point-marines-museum","tag-n-c-african-american-heritage-commission","tag-n-c-department-of-natural-and-cultural-resources","tag-network-to-freedom-underground-railroad","tag-new-ahoskie-baptist-church","tag-north-carolina-civil-rights-trail","tag-north-carolina-office-of-archives-history","tag-oasis-spaces-green-book-project","tag-pauli-murray-center","tag-shelby","tag-sit-ins","tag-the-block","tag-tier-i-and-2-rural-north-carolina-counties","tag-vanderbilt","tag-visit-nc","tag-visit-north-carolina","tag-william-g-pomeroy-foundation","tag-wit-tuttell","tag-ymi-cultural-center","tag-young-mens-institute"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nNorth Carolina Civil Rights Trail Adds Historical Markers - Coastwatch Currents<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The trail will physically mark sites across the state that are critical to the Civil Rights Movement in North Carolina.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/2021\/03\/north-carolina-civil-rights-trail-adds-historical-markers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"North Carolina Civil Rights Trail Adds Historical Markers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The three markers will be located in Cleveland, Hertford, and Lenoir counties.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/2021\/03\/north-carolina-civil-rights-trail-adds-historical-markers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Coastwatch Currents\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-03-26T18:45:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-05-02T19:15:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/10\/NCCivilRightsTrail_FACEBOOK-_1920x1080.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"740\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"416\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Dave Shaw\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"North Carolina Civil Rights Trail Adds Historical Markers\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"The three markers will be located in Cleveland, Hertford, and Lenoir counties.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/10\/NCCivilRightsTrail_FACEBOOK-_1920x1080.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Dave Shaw\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/2021\/03\/north-carolina-civil-rights-trail-adds-historical-markers\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/2021\/03\/north-carolina-civil-rights-trail-adds-historical-markers\/\",\"name\":\"North Carolina Civil Rights Trail Adds Historical Markers - Coastwatch Currents\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/2021\/03\/north-carolina-civil-rights-trail-adds-historical-markers\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/2021\/03\/north-carolina-civil-rights-trail-adds-historical-markers\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/10\/NCCivilRightsTrail_FACEBOOK-_1920x1080.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-03-26T18:45:13+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-05-02T19:15:21+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/#\/schema\/person\/9462183c95cb42509aed4d3346e43fe1\"},\"description\":\"The trail will physically mark sites across the state that are critical to the Civil Rights Movement in North Carolina.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/2021\/03\/north-carolina-civil-rights-trail-adds-historical-markers\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/2021\/03\/north-carolina-civil-rights-trail-adds-historical-markers\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/2021\/03\/north-carolina-civil-rights-trail-adds-historical-markers\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/10\/NCCivilRightsTrail_FACEBOOK-_1920x1080.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/10\/NCCivilRightsTrail_FACEBOOK-_1920x1080.png\",\"width\":740,\"height\":416},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/2021\/03\/north-carolina-civil-rights-trail-adds-historical-markers\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"North Carolina Civil Rights Trail Adds Historical Markers\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/\",\"name\":\"Coastwatch Currents\",\"description\":\"North Carolina Sea Grant's blog\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/#\/schema\/person\/9462183c95cb42509aed4d3346e43fe1\",\"name\":\"Dave Shaw\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dabfeb46dfe41055acf38c64062edacf?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dabfeb46dfe41055acf38c64062edacf?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Dave Shaw\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/author\/dmshaw\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"North Carolina Civil Rights Trail Adds Historical Markers - Coastwatch Currents","description":"The trail will physically mark sites across the state that are critical to the Civil Rights Movement in North Carolina.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/2021\/03\/north-carolina-civil-rights-trail-adds-historical-markers\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"North Carolina Civil Rights Trail Adds Historical Markers","og_description":"The three markers will be located in Cleveland, Hertford, and Lenoir counties.","og_url":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/2021\/03\/north-carolina-civil-rights-trail-adds-historical-markers\/","og_site_name":"Coastwatch Currents","article_published_time":"2021-03-26T18:45:13+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-05-02T19:15:21+00:00","og_image":[{"width":740,"height":416,"url":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/10\/NCCivilRightsTrail_FACEBOOK-_1920x1080.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Dave Shaw","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"North Carolina Civil Rights Trail Adds Historical Markers","twitter_description":"The three markers will be located in Cleveland, Hertford, and Lenoir counties.","twitter_image":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/10\/NCCivilRightsTrail_FACEBOOK-_1920x1080.png","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Dave Shaw","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/2021\/03\/north-carolina-civil-rights-trail-adds-historical-markers\/","url":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/2021\/03\/north-carolina-civil-rights-trail-adds-historical-markers\/","name":"North Carolina Civil Rights Trail Adds Historical Markers - Coastwatch Currents","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/2021\/03\/north-carolina-civil-rights-trail-adds-historical-markers\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/2021\/03\/north-carolina-civil-rights-trail-adds-historical-markers\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/10\/NCCivilRightsTrail_FACEBOOK-_1920x1080.png","datePublished":"2021-03-26T18:45:13+00:00","dateModified":"2024-05-02T19:15:21+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/#\/schema\/person\/9462183c95cb42509aed4d3346e43fe1"},"description":"The trail will physically mark sites across the state that are critical to the Civil Rights Movement in North Carolina.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/2021\/03\/north-carolina-civil-rights-trail-adds-historical-markers\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/2021\/03\/north-carolina-civil-rights-trail-adds-historical-markers\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/2021\/03\/north-carolina-civil-rights-trail-adds-historical-markers\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/10\/NCCivilRightsTrail_FACEBOOK-_1920x1080.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/10\/NCCivilRightsTrail_FACEBOOK-_1920x1080.png","width":740,"height":416},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/2021\/03\/north-carolina-civil-rights-trail-adds-historical-markers\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"North Carolina Civil Rights Trail Adds Historical Markers"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/#website","url":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/","name":"Coastwatch Currents","description":"North Carolina Sea Grant's blog","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/#\/schema\/person\/9462183c95cb42509aed4d3346e43fe1","name":"Dave Shaw","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dabfeb46dfe41055acf38c64062edacf?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dabfeb46dfe41055acf38c64062edacf?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Dave Shaw"},"url":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/author\/dmshaw\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/63"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13263"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13263\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13271,"href":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13263\/revisions\/13271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}