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It's official! Save the Date for the 3rd annual Ca

It's official! Save the Date for the 3rd annual Camden Heritage Festival on Sept. 23rd, 2023! 📣

We're thrilled to kick off Black History Month wit

We're thrilled to kick off Black History Month with the Friends of the Perquimans Library! Join us February 1 at 3 p.m. for an afternoon of storytelling and so much more.

If you need us, we'll be taking in gorgeous sights

If you need us, we'll be taking in gorgeous sights of the Outer Banks!

📍 @currituckobx

Did you know #MartinLutherKingJr spoke in #Edenton

Did you know #MartinLutherKingJr spoke in #Edenton twice?

Dr. King first came to Edenton on December 20, 1962 at the invitation of Reverend Frederick LaGarde, pastor of the Providence Baptist Church and regional representative of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and Golden Asro Frinks, a national Civil Rights activist and local @naacp leader. Both Mr. Frinks and Reverend LaGarde were leaders in the Edenton Movement, a coalition of Civil Rights organizations that worked to de-segregate Edenton's public buildings and promote racial equity.

Both of Dr. King's addresses (he returned in 1966) were held at the "old" National Guard Armory on Broad Street, and massive crowds were in attendance.

Standing on the corner of South Poindexter and Eas

Standing on the corner of South Poindexter and East Fearing Streets and nestled within Elizabeth City’s historic district is a decorative red brick building with a little-known history. On August 14, 1920, this structure opened for business as the Albemarle Bank, the first African-American-owned bank in northeastern North Carolina. Building off a long tradition of mutual aid within African-American communities, African-American-owned banks provided their clientele with savings and loans opportunities along with respectful customer service. These goods and services were especially important during the era when black people in the United States endured segregation and other forms of legal discrimination. By 1924, North Carolina was home to ten African-American-owned banks.

Another gorgeous sunset over @currituckobx 😍

Another gorgeous sunset over @currituckobx 😍

Wish you were here 💌

Wish you were here 💌

Couldn't ask for a more beautiful way to kick off

Couldn't ask for a more beautiful way to kick off the new year!

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