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Bernard George
Feb 15, 202111 min read
From Slavery to Freedom
Bernard George penned this story for the New Bern Historical Society 2018 Annual Journal. It was republished in February 2020 by the New...
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Carol Bonner Becton
Feb 13, 20219 min read
Charlotte Rhone and The Rhone Sisters
Written by Carol Bonner Becton for the NB Historical Society Annual Journal in 2018, this story was republished by the New Bern Sun...
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African American Heritage & Culture Center
Feb 2, 20212 min read
New Officers and Directors for AAHC Board of Directors
Carol Bonner Becton to lead AAHC in 2021 (New Bern, NC January 31, 2021) During its January 21st meeting of the Board of Directors, the...
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African American Heritage & Culture Center
Jan 31, 20213 min read
The Great Fire of 1922
Many ask about this event and how it impacted New Bern's residents and businesses. A quarter of the population was left homeless,...
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Jonathan Miller
Jan 31, 20215 min read
The first Masonic Lodge for African Americans in North Carolina - KING SOLOMON LODGE
Jonathan Miller captured the stories of King Solomon Lodge in this article originally published in the New Bern Historical Society 2017...
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Carol Bonner Becton
Jan 31, 20214 min read
From "The Great Fire" in 1922 came GOOD SHEPARD HOSPITAL
Good Shephard Hospital opened in 1938 and Carol Bonner Becton tells its story. Originally published in the 2019 New Bern Historical...
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John Green III
Jan 31, 20213 min read
COOKING FOR THE BABE
Nearly forgotten, this story is about Dave Sampson, a former slave who became a cook. The Morning New Bernian story of January 27 1932 is...
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