Check out our latest collaboration with the Southern Environmental Law Center!

We are pleased to present a new collaboration with SELC on their latest project, Plantations to Pollution. Executive Board members Ricky L. Hart, Beverly Evans, and Georie Bryant all make appearances throughout the video, which highlights Stagville Plantation, the Hayti District, and the evolution of Durham's Black community into modern day as it has been shaped by racist policy long after the closure of Stagville. 

 

Video Description: Sometimes it’s just a short line on a map that connects yesterday’s plantations to today’s pollution. From forced labor to forced exposure, Black communities still bear the burden of pollution and environmental injustices rooted in slavery and systemic racism. This multimedia storytelling series traces that unbroken line—revealing the past, exposing the present, and charting a path toward a brighter tomorrow.  

Upcoming Events

🗓️ SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22 | 11:00 AM  2:00 PM

Pauli Murray Birthday Celebration

 

📍 Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice

906 Carroll Street, Durham, NC, 27701

 

Stagville Descendants Council will be tabling at the upcoming Pauli Murray Birthday Celebration hosted by the Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice this November. We hope to see you there! The center is hosting a festival-style celebration on their front lawn featuring vendors, community partners, and more! Gemynii will be offering a D.J. set and we're welcoming some folks from the Durham Queer Circus to re-create some of Pauli's acrobatic photographs!

Learn and Share Our History

One of the most powerful ways to support Stagville descendants is by learning our history and passing it on. Explore our growing collection of resources, from news and articles to videos and descendant stories, that bring Stagville’s past and present to life.

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