Main Library Assembly Room

During the late 1800s and early 1900s, Durham's Black Wall Street housed a vibrant and successful variety of Black-owned businesses. Learn the origins of Black Wall Street in Durham and other areas of North Carolina. This presentation will be provided by Severlin Muhammad, a local Wilson resident who was born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Mr. Muhammad received a Bachelor of Arts in History from Howard University and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa fraternity.