In August 1962, four students, including Joycelyn McKissick and Guytana Horton, protested racial segregation at Howard Johnson’s Restaurant, and were arrested and sentenced to 30-day jail terms. In response, over 1000 persons staged a massive demonstration at Howard Johnson’s later that month. The protests reached a crescendo… Read More
Very early on, when one Duke student correctly guessed the symbol on a card an average of 9.6 times out of 25 in 1,000 attempts, the Rhines believed they were on to something. By Robert Chapman, board of directors, Museum of Durham History For 85 years Durham… Read More
By John Schelp, History Advisory Committee, Museum of Durham History Take a look in your closet. Just about all of us have them: blue jeans. They’re everywhere. But did you know that the first cotton mill in the south to produce denim was right here in the Bull City? The… Read More
By Dr. Steve Channing, board of directors, Museum of Durham History As the “Little Museum that Could,” Durham’s Museum of History is fast becoming known as inclusive and innovative. Recent exhibits have celebrated the stories of health care and soul music, of credit unions and denim . . . and… Read More
It all starts April 12th, 3pm, at the Hub April 1865 was a turning point for our country and our community. It marked the end of the Civil War, our nation’s bloodiest conflict, but here in Durham, 1865 ushered in an economic boom. The city established its first textile mills,… Read More
The Museum will host a tasty event, limited to 60 participants, on Friday, May 1, to open the F is for Food exhibit, the newest installment in the Hub’s Durham A-Z series. The evening will begin at Mateo Bar de Tapas as these 60 participant sponsors celebrate “food… Read More
The following article is by Katie Spencer, executive director for the Museum of Durham History. It first appeared in a monthly column in The News and Observer and in the Triangle Downtowner. The column features essays on Durham History by members of the MoDH’s… Read More
The following article is by Joshua Clark Davis, Thompson Postdoctoral Fellow, Duke University. It first appeared in a monthly column in The News and Observer and in the Triangle Downtowner. The column features essays on Durham History by members of the MoDH’s History Advisory Committee. In 1973,… Read More
The following article by Dr. Steven A. Channing first appeared in the monthly column in the News and Observer and also in the Triangle Downtowner. The column features essays on Durham history by members of the MoDH’s History Advisory Committee. It’s hard to believe that it has been ten years since our film… Read More