Free Women of Color During the Revolutionary Era

<span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">State Archives to Host Virtual Program About Free Women of Color During the Revolutionary Era</span> <div class="field field--name-field-release-date field--type-datetime field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Release Date</div> <div class="field__item"><time datetime="2026-05-27T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">Wed, 05/27/2026 - 12:00</time> </div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>jejohnson6</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2026-05-27T11:13:37-04:00" title="Wednesday, May 27, 2026 - 11:13" class="datetime">Wed, 05/27/2026 - 11:13</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The State Archives will host a virtual program that discusses the experiences of free women of color during the Revolutionary Era. The State Archives is a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.</p><p>The free event is scheduled June 11, noon-1 p.m., and will commemorate Juneteenth and the America 250 NC celebration.</p><p>A panel of cultural heritage scholars will discuss their investigations into hundreds of records from multiple archives, including freedom papers, census lists, marriage records, and estate accounts at the State Archives. These records document the lives of these women, along with their families and communities. Panelists will explore the experiences of these remarkable women who navigated the complex cultural, legal, and racial terrain of North Carolina and the new nation.</p><p>Panelists include Arnetta Girardeau, a copyright law librarian, cultural anthropologist, and cultural heritage consultant; Sheila Smith McKoy, an academic leader, author, and consultant; Danielle Pritchett, a genealogy librarian at Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Library; Tyrone Goodwyn, a genealogist and historian.</p><p>Register in advance at this Zoom link, <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcisionone-email.dncr.nc.gov%2Fc%2FeJw8y81q6zAUBOCnkXYy0pFtSQstApcsbqElUMgy6OcoURJbiWzstk9fXEp3Mx8z0YLTqQ8UrVDKaCOAa3qxSYLjKUlletUDOBSd90qGrajeBZpt70SffDKSu9CdhHDY9hxACdUZ0vIpR7zlJxtcvmOdmA4-qhi9Z8_1BqbZnN7tZZ4fE5E7AnsC-3Vdm69ShnNZmlCGTdDn0VUC-4rnPM24xePr6TMfYg5v_P0F9P_nR13-PbrjgYD8W1Y35zLSAWN2rOId3YQsR_sDp18gcgfaGNC02mvB5lou41RG0vI4htqMoTmXhU5zRRy2s4OoeIvAkveRtUEa5lUKTGhIaDoVRdvSxcJ3AAAA__8tSGyH&data=05%7C02%7Cjoe.johnson%40dncr.nc.gov%7C82cc0be98ce64532d26d08debbfa1fef%7C7a7681dcb9d0449a85c3ecc26cd7ed19%7C0%7C0%7C639154880106883296%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2FwXpNR4ZCGCPglkPxVHC%2F%2FopZamVFOceLV6CQ1M1KvQ%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" title="Original URL: https://cisionone-email.dncr.nc.gov/c/eJw8y81q6zAUBOCnkXYy0pFtSQstApcsbqElUMgy6OcoURJbiWzstk9fXEp3Mx8z0YLTqQ8UrVDKaCOAa3qxSYLjKUlletUDOBSd90qGrajeBZpt70SffDKSu9CdhHDY9hxACdUZ0vIpR7zlJxtcvmOdmA4-qhi9Z8_1BqbZnN7tZZ4fE5E7AnsC-3Vdm69ShnNZmlCGTdDn0VUC-4rnPM24xePr6TMfYg5v_P0F9P_nR13-PbrjgYD8W1Y35zLSAWN2rOId3YQsR_sDp18gcgfaGNC02mvB5lou41RG0vI4htqMoTmXhU5zRRy2s4OoeIvAkveRtUEa5lUKTGhIaDoVRdvSxcJ3AAAA__8tSGyH. 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