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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Neighbors: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I hope you can spend some time learning about the African-American Experience in Durham by joining this panel discussion hosted by the Friends of Geer Cemetery Saturday, February 20, at 11 a.m. The Friends of Geer Cemetery is a local non-profit dedicated to the reclamation and preservation of Geer Cemetery - Durham’s oldest African-American burial ground. The panel for Saturday’s discussion is made up of eminent scholars and activists. Here is the invitation:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>IN PLAIN SIGHT</b>, Reclaiming, Hidden, Histories - A VIRTUAL PANEL, DISCUSSION<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>How do historic spaces like Geer Cemetery reflect inequality? How can today’s activists work to change that?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please join the Friends of Geer Cemetery on Saturday, February 20, at 11 a.m., for a panel discussion on Zoom and Facebook Live, moderated by FoGC Vice President JAMES STEWART, IV.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To register, please visit the Events page at <a href="https://durhaminplainsight.com/">https://durhaminplainsight.com/</a> . After you register for the virtual event and while you are on this page, please click on the “More about the Exhibit” button and learn about Geer Cemetery. It is one of the most important artifacts of Durham history – sacred and beautiful place to be studied, remembered, and preserved.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Panelists for Saturday’s discussion will be: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in'>VANESSA HINES of Durham’s Racial Equity Task Force and the Stagville Memorial Project<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in'>WILIAM STURKEY, Associate Professor of History, UNC Chapel Hill<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in'>ANGELA THORPE, Director, NC African American Heritage Commission<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in'>ANDRE VANN, Head Archivist, Public and Historian, NC Central University<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The program is made possible with support from the North Carolina Humanities Council.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tom Miller<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>