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Approval of Truth Plaque Task Force's Third Plaque- Toney and Nellie Strayhorn Homeplace
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is for the Town Council to approve the final text and location for the Truth Plaque Task Force's third plaque project for the Toney and Nellie Strayhorn Homeplace.
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Department
DEPARTMENT: Town Clerk
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Contact
CONTACT INFORMATION: Wesley Barker, Town Clerk, wbarker@carrboronc.gov, 919-918-7309
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Council Direction
COUNCIL DIRECTION:
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Council Direction Statement
The Truth Plaque Task Force continues to meet to explore additional installations of plaques that tell a broader history of Carrboro, which furthers the Town's race and equity initiatives.
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Information
INFORMATION: The Truth Plaque Task Force was established in 2018 by Town Council, with the first plaque detailing the ugly truth of the racist history of Julian Carr, the Town's namesake. This plaque was installed at Carrboro Town Hall. The Council approved moving forward with researching and writing additional plaques throughout town.
The Truth Plaque Task Force, at their March 13, 2019, meeting developed the following additional work items:
* Freedman's School/Hackney School (same general vicinity, both black schools)
* Carr Mill Mall
* Strayhorn House
* St. Paul's AME Church (same land donation from Quakers as Freedman's School)
* Lion's Park (off Fidelity St)
* TinTop
* 1913 Lloyd Mill (WWII Ammo factory)
* Black business district on main street
* Government (Bob Drakeford, Mike Nelson, Ellie Kinnaird)
The second truth plaque was approved and installed in 2020 for The Freedman's School and St. Paul AME Church Land.
The Truth Plaque Task Force met in February 2023 to discuss the next truth plaque in Carrboro. The request for the next plaque is to highlight the Toney and Nellie Strayhorn Homeplace. Delores Clark, a Truth Plaque Task Force member, is a great-grandchild of ...
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