Africa to Carolina

Africa to Carolina

The North Carolina African American Heritage Commission's Africa to Carolina initiative serves to identify, acknowledge and mark each site in the state where enslaved Africans disembarked directly from the African Continent. 

Sites

AAHC staff worked closely with the NC Office of Archives & History and the Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Marker Project to identify the following disembarkation sites. Sites are listed in alphabetical order. 

1. Port Bath
2. Port Beaufort
3. Port Brunswick
4. Port Currituck
5. New Bern 
6. Port Plymouth 
7. Port Roanoke
8. Wilmington

Public Meetings

Community lies at the center of “Africa to Carolina.” As such, the AAHC will host a series of public meetings in key communities across North Carolina to connect you to the initiative.

All meetings are free and open to the public.

Meeting Dates + Locations

Thursday, January 31, 2019
Edenton State Historic Site
1767 Chowan County Courthouse
117 E. King St.
Edenton, NC 27932
Presented in partnership with Edenton State Historic Site

Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Bath State Historic Site
Visitors Center Auditorium
207 Carteret St.
Bath, NC 27808
Presented in partnership with Bath State Historic Site

Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Vernon James Center
207 Research Station Rd.
Plymouth, NC 27962
Presented in partnership with Somerset Place State Historic Site

Thursday, March 14, 2019
North Carolina History Center
Cullman Performance Hall
529 S Front St.
New Bern, NC 28562
Presented in partnership with Tryon Palace

Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Cape Fear Community College
McLeod Building 
Room S-002
411 N. Front Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
 

Meeting Details + Flyer

At each "Africa to Carolina" public meeting, we will share information about "Africa to Carolina." We hope to gather  feedback, suggestions, and general expectations about the initiative from you.

We will also explore local connections to U.S. slave trade and enslaved peoples’ disembarkation, and engage in a meaningful discussion about the legacies of, and commemoration around, U.S. slavery in North Carolina, at each meeting. 

You will have the opportuntiy to engage in disucssion* around questions like: 

1. How has North Carolina been shaped by the experience of enslaved people from this port?
2. What impact does the legacy of slavery continue to have in North Carolina?
3. Where does our community go from here?

*Discussion will be led by Janeen Bryant of Facilitate Movement, LLC.

Flyer coming soon.

Share Your Feedback

Can't make a meeting, or have additional feedback you'd like to share? Connect with us here. 

Resources

Coming soon.