North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources (North Carolina African American Heritage Commission)

The North Carolina African American Heritage Commission will implement the next phase of its Africa to Carolina initiative, designed to recognize and interpret sites in the state where enslaved Africans disembarked directly from Africa. A graduate student will work with the commission to implement the goals of the project under the supervision of a staff team and the Africa to Carolina Advisory Board. The project employee will create a small exhibition to be housed in public facilities at seven identified disembarkation points; generate content for a website to serve as a clearinghouse for information; and assist the Commission with a convening of stakeholders to establish plans for future activities. The project team will also generate an online guide to existing tools for educators and the public about the slave trade, slave economy in North Carolina, and the legacy of enslavement.