The Chatham County Historical Museum invites you to join NC History Between the Lines, a monthly book club exploring our local area’s rich past through engaging reads that connect with historical themes.
Whether you’re a lifelong history lover or simply curious about the people and events that shaped our area, they would love for you to join. Come read, learn, and share your perspectives as we connect our local stories to the larger sweep of American history.
Participation is free and you are welcome to bring friends. They meet on the third Saturday of each month at 9:30 am at the Historic Chatham County Courthouse, 9 Hillsboro Street, Pittsboro, North Carolina, for lively discussion and conversation.
Read on for information on the next two meetings, and then check back soon for more. Registration is requested but not required. Please feel free to bring a friend!
April: Poetry and the Arts
Naked Genius by George Moses Horton (1865)
April 18, 2026
9:30 a.m.
Free
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Naked Genius is the third book of poetry written by George Moses Horton, an enslaved poet from Chatham County whose extraordinary literary talent brought him national attention in the 19th century. This is Horton’s third book, written after obtaining his freedom. The book includes patriotic poems and a few describing conditions in the area right after the war. Discussion will include review of his autobiography, revealing the brilliance of his intellect and the injustice of slavery.
May: Making a Living
Like a Family: The Making of a Southern Cotton Mill World by Hall, Leloudis, Korstad, Murphy, Jones and Daly (1986)
May 16, 2026
9:30 a.m.
Free
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Like a Family explores life in Southern cotton mill villages, with a strong focus on the North Carolina Piedmont textile region (and many accounts from the mill in Bynum). Using local histories, the book reveals insight into the close knit communities shaped by work, faith, and resistance.
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