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The End of Slavery in Orange County

The Preservation Society of Chapel Hill will commemorate Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated recognition of the ending of slavery in the United States. On June 17, PSCH director Ernest Dollar will discuss the end of slavery in Orange County and profile slaves who became free that day in 1865. Dollar’s inspiration on this topic stems partially from recent historical projects in the historically African American neighborhoods of Northside and Rogers Road in Chapel Hill. The lecture will include a showing of a 1939 H. Lee Waters film shot in Chapel Hill’s African American communities. In Dollar’s words: “With so much great historical and interpretive work currently being done around these neighborhoods it is important to look at their origins to understand how special they are.”
June 17 in the historic Horace Williams House located at 610 E. Franklin Street in Chapel Hill. The lecture starts at noon and a $5 donation is suggested. For more information contact the Preservation Society at (919) 942-7818 or email chpreservation@mindspring.com.