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INS4NE to Perform at 100th Birthday of St. Mary’s AME Church

Events, HistoryBy Eddie Mae Herron CenterOctober 15, 2019

Celebrate the 100th Birthday of St. Mary’s AME Church Saturday, October 19th. The event will start at 1pm. Enjoy BBQ, fellowship and a performance by INS4NE. Constructed in 1919, St.…

Finding Our Roots: The Inter-Related Families of Randolph & Lawrence Counties

Events, HistoryBy Eddie Mae Herron CenterJanuary 23, 2018

The Eddie Mae Herron Center & Museum in celebration of Black History Month 2018 Presents “Finding Our Roots: The Inter-Related Families of Randolph & Lawrence Counties” A Family History Workshop.…

I Have a Dream

HistoryBy Eddie Mae Herron CenterAugust 28, 2017

54 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington DC. Transcript.

Students to Present Works of Harlem Renaissance

Events, HistoryBy Eddie Mae Herron CenterFebruary 22, 2016

A group of local students will present poetry from the Harlem Renaissance during a program in observance of Black History Month on Thursday evening, February 25, at the Eddie Mae Herron…

Looking Back

HistoryBy Eddie Mae Herron CenterNovember 5, 2015

In the years 1965 and 1966 there was a major change in the Pocahontas Public School District.  Beginning in March of 1965, the “Plan of Desegregation of Pocahontas School District…

50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act

HistoryBy Eddie Mae Herron CenterJuly 2, 2014

On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law. This landmark law prohibits discrimination on the basis of race in public accommodations, in…

Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr

HistoryBy Eddie Mae Herron CenterApril 4, 2013

Today marks the 45th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968. He was…

Rewriting History: The Forgotten Records

Events, HistoryBy Eddie Mae Herron CenterOctober 23, 2012

Most residents have heard the story that the first school for African-American children in Randolph County was a one-room school opened by sisters at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Pocahontas circa…

The History of Black History Month

History, PreservationBy Herron CenterFebruary 8, 2012

Black History Month celebration of achievements of African-Americans and the recognition of African-Americans and their role in U.S. history. Black history month was originally know as, “Negro History Week,” founded…

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