We are excited to share our monthly recap, including exciting updates, important milestones, and more. Please take a moment to enjoy our highlights.
The Levine Museum staff is hard at work with Our New South’s hosts Robert Greene II and Kevin Blackistone, recording voiceovers for Season 2 episodes. Season 2 of Our New South is off to a phenomenal start with over 100,000 downloads so far, thank you for all of your support.
A Beautiful Moment at Levine Museum
Earline and her husband visited our museum in our interim space for the first time and were thrilled to discover a photo of her mom still on display.
She shared the inspiring story of her mother’s participation in a lunch counter sit-in with her classmates, which took place on February 9, 1960. Remarkably, their visit was on February 9, 2025!
These connections remind us of the lasting impact of the stories we preserve and share.
We welcomed a group of 25 high school students from Carmel Christian School, a local Charlotte area private school. As part of their programming for Black History Month, the school lead, Christina Gross, wanted the students to learn more about the history and contributions of African Americans in their own Charlotte community.
The students were led on an interactive walking tour, using our KnowCLT app, of the historic Brooklyn neighborhood located in what was known as Second Ward. The tour was led by Karen Sutton, Director of Community Engagement, and Val Brown, Chief Education and Strategic Partnership Officer.
Thank you to everyone who attended our discussion on food insecurity in historically Black neighborhoods hosted by Levine Museum and Queens University. We appreciate the insights shared by our panelists, Rickey Hall, Eboné Lockett, and Tina Postel, as they addressed important questions about food deserts in our community, and our moderators, Queens Hunger Ambassadors Ameyo Olivia Codjie and Jay Stone. Thank you for being a part of this critical dialogue!
History Spotlight
Did you know the Museum’s website has 14 North Carolina History Case Studies for students written by our Educator Advisory Group? The case studies allow students to gain a deeper understanding of important historical events, eras and themes. February has been a popular month for our Desegregation of Charlotte’s Public Spaces case study.
One of the primary sources included in the case study is this photograph of African American golfers who challenged their exclusion from Charlotte’s whites-only Bonnie Brae golf course at Revolution Park starting in 1951. Thanks to their efforts and others in the city, the golf course desegregated in 1957.
Collections Corner
Gifted to the museum by Francis Oakley and Paul Sanger in memory of their father, Dr. Paul Sanger, and Rodney and Reid Pitts in memory of their father, Dr. William R. Pitts. Dr. Sanger and Dr. Pitts were both members of the 38th Evacuation Hospital Unit.
The 38th Evac, a medical unit of Charlotte doctors and nurses, supported front line aid stations and mobile surgical units during World War II. After receiving military training at Fort Bragg, the evac unit served in England, North Africa, and Italy from 1942 to 1945.
Time and Life magazines featured stories of these brave Charlotteans. They became one of the best-known medical units is during the war.
