A Durham Moment: ‘We can only inspire young folks if we teach the truth’
By Mia Penner
In 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested in Alabama for refusing to give her bus seat to a white passenger. More than 10 years earlier, Private...
The Threshold Singers: ‘The beginning of something great’
By Gabrielle Lazor
Every Friday, the Threshold Singers of the Triangle visit Carol Woods Retirement Community in Chapel Hill to brighten residents’ rooms with music. The volunteers, most...
Overflow crowd urges delay on ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’
By Audrey Patterson
A new North Carolina law called the Parents’ Bill of Rights drew a packed house of speakers at the Nov. 16 Durham Board of Education...
City rolls out new electric buses
By Mia Penner
Noisy, gas-powered buses have some new competition on the Bull City streets. Durham is expanding its electric bus fleet this Thanksgiving, keeping the city on...
Don’t be a drip, city officials say as water levels dip
By Jon Kuperschmid
You may not be able to finish singing your favorite song in the shower. Durham officials are encouraging water conservation measures in light of dipping...

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Once a plantation, Stagville helps African Americans find traces of enslaved ancestors

By Victoria Eavis on February 20, 2020

Durham native Wilma Liverpool walked into Stagville State Historic Site on a recent Saturday with a single piece of paper in her hand and many…