Use them to:

  • Explore African American history
  • Connect with archival resources
  • Discover robust digital collections from across the state
  • Build classroom curriculum using educational resources 
  • Advocate for preservation initiatives regarding local historic sites 
  • Start the conversation on why NC African American education is essential

...and more! 

Educational Picks 

  • Salt in His Shoes by Deloris Jordan and Roslyn M. Jordan 
  •  Sit-In by Andrea Davis Pinkney
  • Freedom on the Menu by Carole Boston Weatherford  

We update these resources on occasion, so check back regularly. 

Documents

North Carolina Museum of History Educators Notebook (for purchase)

Digital Resources & Collections

State of North Carolina Archives

Digital Collections

Flickr

Digital NC

Collections and Exhibits

NCPedia

Exploring North Carolina: African American History

Duke University

Behind the Veil: Documenting African American Life in the Jim Crow South

"Slave Voices from the Special Collections Library"

James Karales Photographs

UNC Chapel Hill

Documenting the American South (DocSouth)

Southern Oral History Program Interview Database

UNC Greensboro

NC Runaway Slave Advertisements, 1750-1840

Civil Rights Greensboro

HBCU Digital Collections 

The following North Carolina HBCUs have online access to digital archives and special collections: 

Fayetteville State University

North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University

North Carolina Central University

Shaw University

Winston-Salem State University

African American Heritage Sites

Listing of North Carolina African American Heritage Sites

Field Trips

Consider these African American heritage sites for your next field trip or group visit! 

History Museums

North Carolina Museum of History (Raleigh) Plan a school or group visit

Historic Sites

Historic Stagville (Durham) Explore school programs.

Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum (Greesnboro area) Educator packet. 

Somerset Place State Historic Site (Creswell) Learn more. 

Historic Edenton State Historic Site (Edenton) Learn more. 

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site (Manteo) Plan a visit. 

Art Museums

The Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture (Charlotte) Guided tours. 

Delta Arts Center (Winston-Salem) Education programs.

African American Atelier (Greensboro) After-school and weekend programs.

Videos

North Carolina Museum of History "African American Life and Culture in NC" Livestream

Educational Video

Are we missing something? Let us know! 

Documents