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black history bus tour Photography by ANNA-RHESA VERSOLA
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The inaugural Black History Bus Tour rolled through Pittsboro on June 15, the first event of the day during Community Organizing for Racial Equity’s Juneteenth Black Arts Festival. About two dozen passengers hopped on and off the bus at planned stops, guided by Community Remembrance Coalition Chatham and NAACP East Chatham Branch President Mary Nettles. The purpose of the bus tour was to share the untold history of the town’s Black citizens. “I just think an increased awareness of our history will lead to a stronger commitment to understanding the legacy of that history and will help us create a legitimate pathway to a more unified future,” says Jo Corro of the CRC-C. Stops included brief lectures by Grimsley T. Hobbs, Jr. at the Lewis Freeman House, which is now the offices of Hobbs Architects; Rev. Corey D. Little at the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation mural at George Moses Horton Middle School; author Marjorie Hudson about the Freedom Path, also at the middle school; and actor and producer Mike Wiley read George Moses Horton’s poem, “On Summer.” cm 5
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1 “Truth, Justice and Reconciliation” mural at George Moses Horton Middle School. 2 Grimsley T. Hobbs Jr. 3 Mike Wiley. 4 Cindy Edwards and Beverly Bland. 5 Rose Krasnow, Chatham County Commissioner David Delaney and Pittsboro Mayor Kyle Shipp. 6 Corey D. Little and Mary Nettles.
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