Historic Rosedale, at 3427 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC, is hosting several events for Black History Month in February, 2024. Get tickets for the events here.
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Black History Month Kickoff at Historic Rosedale
Friday, February 2, 2024
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Free
The Reverend Bernetta Wright, a Rosedale descendant, will offer a blessing on the month’s activities followed by Mrs. Barbara McCray Jackson, Chairperson, African American Legacy Committee and Mr. John Cooper, African American Legacy Coordinator who will introduce the schedule of activities and further details on exhibits.
After the opening, please feel free to view The Great Escape – The Underground Railway on display until February 29, 2024:
Coming Feb 1 – Feb 29, 2024: The Great Escape: The Underground Railway
Coming to Historic Rosedale from The Life and Times in Black American History’s (LATIBAH) Collard Greens Museum, The Great Escape: The Underground Railway is the Museum’s only outdoor exhibit. In collaboration with artist Abel Jackson, this multi paneled display, is an overwhelming visual depiction of the journey to freedom during the Antebellum era.
The Great Escape: The Underground Railway
February 1 to 29, 2024
See dates and times below
Free
Coming to Historic Rosedale from The Life and Times in Black American History’s (LATIBAH) Collard Greens Museum, The Great Escape: The Underground Railway is the Museum’s only outdoor exhibit. In collaboration with artists T’Afo Feimster and Abel Jackson, this multi paneled display, is an overwhelming visual depiction of the journey to freedom during the Antebellum era. Mr. Feimster and Mr. Jackson also collaborated on the mural located at 1600 W. Tryon in Charlotte.
This exhibit is FREE to the public along with grounds admission to Historic Rosedale (does not include entrance to the 1815 house or guided house tour).
Exhibit will be open February 1 to 29, 2024, as follows:
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
- Saturday, February 10th: 10:00am to 3:00pm
- Saturday, February 24th: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Black History Month: Local Black History Makers
Saturday, February 10, 2024
12 to 3:30 p.m.
Free
Hear from several local Black history makers:
- 12 p.m.: Kimberly Butler: Classically trained vocalist and gospel performer
- 12:30 p.m.: Harvey Boyd: Designer of the Mecklenburg County Seal
- 1:30 p.m.: Martha Rucker: Local artist and author
- 2:30 p.m.: Kyle Smith: Descendent of Rosedale blacksmith, George Washington Caldwell
Also, visit The Great Escape: The Underground Railway from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. And the 1816 Rosedale house will be open for FREE viewing during this time.
Black History Month: Local Black History Makers
Saturday, February 24, 2024
11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Free
Hear from several local Black history makers:
- 11 a.m.: Dr. Hugh Dussek: Historian and professor at CPCC and JCSU, on the history of blacksmithing at Rosedale
- 12:30 p.m.: Nellie Ashford: Local folk artist specializing in mixed media depicting the African American experience in the Jim Crow South
- 1:30 p.m.: Naomi Rankin & Marilyn Gore: Local craftswomen specializing in quilting.
- 2:30 p.m.: Tamia Williams: Rosedale descendent and African American Legacy Committie member
- All day: Jason Blanchett: Head blacksmith at Historic Rosedale, teacher, and open of Iron Giant Fabrication
The exhibits Oasis Spaces: The Green Book Project, African American travel in NC 1933 – 1966 and The Great Escape: The Underground Railway will be open from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm for viewing. The 1815 Rosedale house will also be open for FREE viewing in celebration of Black History Month.
Oasis Space: The Green Book Project — African American Travel in NC 1933-1966
February 14 to March 15, 2024
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Free
The Negro Motorist Green Book, published between 1936 and 1966, was both a travel guide and a tool of resistance designed to confront the realities of racial discrimination in the United States and beyond. The book listed over 300 North Carolina businesses—from restaurants and hotels, to tourist homes, nightclubs and beauty salons—in the three decades that it was published. This exhibit highlights a complex statewide network of business owners and Green Book sites that allowed African American communities to thrive, and that created “oasis spaces” for a variety of African American travelers. This exhibit comes to Historic Rosedale from the North Carolina African American Heritage Commission and was funded in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Studies.
This exhibit is FREE to the public along with grounds admission to Historic Rosedale (does not include entrance to the 1815 house or guided house tour).
Exhibit will be open February 14th and close March 15th. It will be available for viewing as follows:
- Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
- Saturday, February 24th: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
- Saturday, March 9th: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
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