Within a week, students from North Carolina College at Durham and Duke University staged a sit-in in Durham. About a week later, Martin Luther King Jr. met Moore in Durham, where King coined his …

The Museum of Durham History is dedicated to expanding the perspectives from our staff and network of guest contributors, while exploring the rich history of Durham, NC.

From tobacco and textiles to Black Wall Street, Durham’s history has been crafted by a community of entrepreneurs. Our namesake Dr. Bartlett Leonidas Durham led the way, granting four of his 100 …

This resource - an online community archive of Durham people and places - is built by and for the community. A project of the local non-profit Preservation Durham, it helps trace the evolution of our …

Dec 15, 2025 · Durham, North Carolina, is a city rich in history, known for its significant contributions to the American South, particularly in the realms of education, industry, and civil rights. This article will …

As early as colonial days, the area known as Durham County was important to North Carolina history. English, Scots and Irish settled along the waterways of the present northeast corner of the county on …

In the 1600s, men from Virginia were coming south to the Piedmont region of what would become North Carolina. Central North Carolina from around 1600 to 1750 was an isolated place that was home to a …

Timeline of important dates and major events in the history of Durham, NC. Illustrated list of events and people from our today in history archives.

As Durham Station's population rapidly increased, the station became a town and was incorporated by act of the North Carolina General Assembly, on April 10, 1869.

The Museum of Durham History is dedicated to expanding the perspectives from our staff and network of guest contributors, while exploring the rich history of Durham, NC.