Honoring Chapel Hill’s Black Builders: UNC Landmarks and the Local Faces Who Built Them
Posted Sep 8, 2025
Maps are storytellers, but they can exclude certain narratives. University of North Carolina graduate student Fowota Mortoo said that’s the case for Chapel Hill’s Black builders. Although instrumental in designing and constructing the University’s buildings, walls, and pathways, she said their contributions to the university often go unnoticed.
(Chapelboro.com)
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