Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas

Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas

This exhibition explores how Aaron Douglas (1899-1979), one of the most important modernist artists of the Harlem Renaissance, gave visual form to the idea that Black American culture is a modern culture of diaspora. Douglas created figures that embody Pan-African...
Howard Lee: Former Mayor of Chapel Hill

Howard Lee: Former Mayor of Chapel Hill

One of the great moments in civil rights history took place in Chapel Hill on May 6th, 1969. That’s when Howard N. Lee was elected mayor of this town. In so doing, he became the first African American elected mayor in a predominantly white southern town since...