The Town of Apex is celebrating Black History Month with several events for the public.
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Also, check out this big list of Black History Months all over the Triangle.
Black History Month Living Exhibit
The month of February, Monday through Friday
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Apex Town Hall
73 Hunter Street, Apex
Free
The Town of Apex is compiling a ‘living exhibit’ of historically significant items showcasing Apex’s rich black history.
Stop by Apex Town Hall, 73 Hunter Street, to view this display throughout the month of February. Viewing available during regular business hours, Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm.
Residents are encouraged to bring their own relevant items into Town Hall, where the Town Clerk will proudly display them as part of the exhibit.
A professional photo of the items will be taken at the end of February and cataloged for the Town’s archives for forever viewing by the public. Items will be available for owner pick up at the end of February.
Tired Souls: The Montgomery Bus Boycott
Friday, February 7th, 2020
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Halle Cultural Arts Center
237 N Salem Street, Apex
Free (follow above link to reserve your ticket)
Tired Souls opens in Montgomery, Alabama on December 1, 1955 – the day Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a city bus to a white man. Her determination was the catalyst that inspired Montgomery’s black citizens to abandon all travel on city buses until they were no longer forced to sit in the back or stand when a white person boarded.
But there were others who came before Mrs. Parks and laid the groundwork for this pivotal moment.
Tired Souls introduces audiences to Jo Ann Robinson, Claudette Colvin and others so instrumental in lighting a fire under the Civil Rights movement and changing the course of U.S. history forever.
Performed by Mike Wiley.
February One: The Story of the Greensboro Four
Monday, February 17th, 2020
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Halle Cultural Arts Center
237 N Salem Street, Apex
Free (follow above link to reserve your ticket)
A 2003 film by Rebecca Cerese and Steven Channing, February One is told through the first-hand accounts of those citizens who experienced the four brave college freshmen protest segregation practices at a Greensboro Woolworth’s in 1960. The documentary has been nationally broadcast on Independent Lens on PBS and at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.” The film is often screened for high school students.
February One has been a part of the Arts Discovery Educational Program at Carolina Theater for 18 years, and every year it sells out!
There will be a Q&A following the film with Ms. Cerese.
Bring History Alive! Harriet Tubman
Saturday, February 29th, 2020
7 p.m.
Halle Cultural Arts Center
237 N Salem Street, Apex
Free, but follow the above link to reserve your tickets (the 3 p.m. show has already sold out!)
It is one thing to read about people and events in history books but it’s another to attend an interactive, live, dramatic presentation about famous women in American History.
Harriet Tubman – Humanist, Scout, Spy – This enslaved woman committed foot-bail and for approximately twelve years, became one of the most prolific conductors of the Under Ground Rail Road.
Performance by Carolyn Evans
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