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North Carolina’s first known mosque was established in Durham nearly 65 years ago, and a current exhibit honors the rich, living history of African American Muslims in the city. “The Transformational History of Ar-Razzaq Islamic Center in Durham” will be on view through December 10, 2022, in the Jerry and Bruce Chappell Family Gallery at the Perkins Library.
Dreams Held Fast: A Timeline of Black History in the Triangle Designed by Jon Fuller From the nationâs first public university, built by enslaved people, to the demonstrators this summer who finally rid the Capitol grounds of its monuments to white supremacy, the history of the Triangle and its major towns and citiesâChapel Hill, Durham, and Raleighâis inextricably intertwined with the history of its Black residents. Black history is American history, and Black History Week, established as a precursor to Black History Month by the author and historian Carter G. Woodson, was an early affirmation, and now an ongoing reminder, that Black Lives Matter.