The <a href="https://museumandmemorial.eji.org/memorial" target="_blank">National Memorial for Peace and Justice</a> in Montgomery, Alabama, contains monuments for 800 counties and more than 4,000 African American lynching victims. Guilford County’s monument names Eugene Hairston, a 17-year-old from Kernersville, lynched near Greensboro in 1887. GHM Education Curator Rodney Dawson speaks with Theresa Hammond and Allison Spooner, volunteers with the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Guilford-County-Community-Remembrance-Project-106885100656906/" target="_blank">Guilford County Remembrance Project Coalition</a> who are investigating Hairston’s story.<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>

The Controversial Past: Allison Fredette on Teaching Difficult History

Listen in for conversations about the history of the Gate City and beyond. Museum staff talk to historians about events that shaped life in our city -- and to Greensboro’s own history makers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.