Last weekend a historic marker commemorating the immigration of African Americans from Salem to Liberia was unveiled at the corner of Liberia and Free Streets in the Happy Hill community.
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Last weekend residents from the past and present came together to celebrate the city’s first established black community during the 24th annual Happy Hill Reunion. The legacy of Happy Hill,
Those who clear and clean up Happy Hill Cemetery are still looking for volunteers, especially those with loved ones who were laid to rest in the historic African-American cemetery.
Happy Hill has a new marker to denote a historic spring and an 1867 school built by freedmen. The marker was dedicated on Saturday, May 20, in a ceremony by
(pictured above: Honoree Delray Anthony (left) poses with Council Member Derwin Montgomery and organizer Ben Piggott.) Some of Winston-Salem’s finest grew
YouthBuild, a new City of Winston-Salem program, is giving high school drop-outs a chance to earn their GEDs while learning
Bolton Pool, which opened over the Memorial Day holiday, will also be open June 1-2, as will Polo Pool. The
Residents point to significant local black history events over the last 100 years The city’s four-day Centennial Celebration, which began
Winston-Salem is holding a big birthday party this weekend. It was 100 years ago that the towns of Winston and
