North Carolina’s first State Historic Site to honor an African American and a Woman. Admission is free. Our site is open from Tuesday- Saturday, 9-5.
The Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum is North Carolina’s first and only official State Historic Site to honor an African American and a woman. The site is the former Palmer Memorial Institute, an African American preparatory school established by Brown in 1902. The historic site opened to the public in 1987 and has as its mission to preserve and interpret the history and cultural legacy of Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown, Palmer Memorial Institute and African American education. Visitors can explore and learn about a unique environment where many African American boys and girls lived and learned during the greater part of the 20th Century. Our site offers tours, activities, and private rentals. Call today to set something up!
Additional links to uncover more about the legacy of Dr. Brown:
http://ncpedia.org/biography/brown-charlotte-hawkins#comment-1344
http://www.biography.com/people/charlotte-hawkins-brown-206525
and a selection from a fantastic PBS documentary, "The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow"
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_people_brown.html
