Come Celebrate Black History Month with the DCC and The Levine Museum of the New South!

2nd Thursday of the month
Thursday, February 10, 2011
12 noon–1:30 pm

LOCATION:
Levine Museum of the New South
200 E. Seventh Street, Charlotte, NC  28202*

Come join us as we celebrate Black History Month and the 20th anniversary of the Levine Museum of the New South. Our program this month will be a guided walking tour of the Museum’s popular exhibit, “COURAGE: The Carolina Story That Changed America” appearing in Charlotte for the first time since 2004. The exhibit tells the powerful grassroots story of the Rev. J.A. De Laine and the other brave citizens of Clarendon County, S.C., who brought the first lawsuit in America challenging racial segregation in public schools. Combined with four other national lawsuits, the result was the 1954 Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education, which ruled that racial segregation of schools was unconstitutional, subsequently initiating massive change in race relations in the U.S.

We are proud to partner with the Museum for this event. As usual, lunch will be served with extra time for networking!

About the presenter:

Levine Museum of the New South

The Levine Museum of the New South’s mission is to engage a broad-based audience in the exploration and appreciation of the diverse history of the South since the Civil War, with a focus on Charlotte and the surrounding Carolina Piedmont. The Museum collects, preserves, and interprets the materials, sights, sounds, and ideas that illumine and enliven this history. The Museum presents opportunities for life-long learning about this history for the benefit, enjoyment and education of children and adults, and provides historical context for contemporary issues and a community forum for thoughtful discussion.

Lunch is provided so please register by clicking HERE by February 8, 2011.

*Two hours of free parking are included with the luncheon. Attendees/members should use the 7th Street Garage, adjacent to the Levine Museum. Bring their parking ticket to the Museum’s visitor reception desk where it will be validated.