African-American History

For more than 40 years the “Carolina Times” was the preeminent black newspaper in North Carolina. It covered the day-to-day happenings in Durham, but its…

For more than 40 years the “Carolina Times” was the preeminent black newspaper in North Carolina. It covered the day-to-day happenings in Durham, but its…

The Southern Oral History Program is guided by the philosophy that “you don’t have to be famous for your life to be history.” Since 1973, it has collected…

The Southern Oral History Program is guided by the philosophy that “you don’t have to be famous for your life to be history.” Since 1973, it has collected…

In the gospel musical “Crowns” every hat tells a story. The production is based on a book of photographs and oral history interviews of African-American…

In the gospel musical “Crowns” every hat tells a story. The production is based on a book of photographs and oral history interviews of African-American…

How did one word both lift a white playwright to American fame and condemn a black actor to failure? How did the relationships between slaveholders and…

How did one word both lift a white playwright to American fame and condemn a black actor to failure? How did the relationships between slaveholders and…

Note: This program is a rebroadcast. It originally aired May 2, 2016. Michelle Lanier’s roots in North Carolina are so deep that she describes “every…

Note: This program is a rebroadcast. It originally aired May 2, 2016. Michelle Lanier’s roots in North Carolina are so deep that she describes “every…