N.C. Natural & Cultural Resources Dept.: State Capitol Launches New Website on Building's Enslaved Laborers
February 21, 2024
February 21, 2024
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 21 -- The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources issued the following news release:
The North Carolina State Capitol has launched a new website, "From Naming to Knowing: Uncovering Slavery at the North Carolina State Capitol." This website names over 130 enslaved workers who built, maintained, and worked in the Capitol building in the 1800s. Most of the men worked on the Capitol's construction in the 1830s, either as . . .
The North Carolina State Capitol has launched a new website, "From Naming to Knowing: Uncovering Slavery at the North Carolina State Capitol." This website names over 130 enslaved workers who built, maintained, and worked in the Capitol building in the 1800s. Most of the men worked on the Capitol's construction in the 1830s, either as . . .