Beth Nevarez of Beth Nevarez Historical Consulting passed along some information about Boyette Slave and School House she knew the Black Wide-Awake audience would be interested in. I couldn’t find a flyer for the event, so I made one.
From Kenly Area Historical Society’s Facebook event post:
“The Boyette Slave and School House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 and is the only representative from the Kenly area. The small one-room cabin has a distinctive mud and stick chimney and is only one of two such buildings left in the state. The cabin was built on land that George Boyett bought from the State of North Carolina in 1797. How has the cabin lasted this long? How old is it? Who built it? How was it built? How has it changed over time? Who lived there? Vann Stancil, a descendant of George Boyett, will take a multi-disciplinary approach to addressing these questions and share primary records and images as he discusses the Boyette Slave and School House.
“Join us for this historical presentation on Sunday, February 2, at 3:00 pm at Kenly Scout Center at 410 E. 1st Street, Kenly. Questions or for more information call 919-284-3591.”
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia user DanTD, uploaded to Wikipedia 16 December 2021.
Wonderful ♥️
Still benefitting on the history of oppression. STOP.
I’d attend if I were in NC that weekend. There’s been some good work around confronting the history of this site (see https://afamwilsonnc.com/2023/10/04/lane-street-project-johnston-county-reclaims-its-past/) and I’m keenly interested in hearing this perspective.