GRIER HEIGHTS: COMMUNITY IS FAMILY.

Nov 19, 2022 – Dec 31, 2023

This traveling exhibition, produced in collaboration with the Grier Heights Community Center and Grier Heights community residents, highlights over 140 years of community history. It features pioneers like Sam Billings and Arthur S. Grier who laid the groundwork of a tight-knit farming community that became a bustling Black suburban neighborhood alongside stories of Black churches, schools, and traditions that became the cornerstones of life in Grier Heights.

  • Levine Museum of the New South Grier Heights: A Community is Family Event Image
  • Levine Museum of the New South Grier Heights: A Community is Family Event Image
  • Levine Museum of the New South Grier Heights: Community Is Family Event Image
  • Levine Museum of the New South Grier Heights: Community Is Family Event Image
  • Levine Museum of the New South Grier Heights: Community Is Family Event Image
  • Levine Museum of the New South Grier Heights: Community Is Family Event Image
  • Levine Museum of the New South Grier Heights: Community Is Family Event Image

Location

Exhibition Hours

Previous Hosts

  • Charlotte African American Festival, April 22 – April 23
  • Naomi Drenan Recreational Center, April 17 – April 30
  • Grier Heights Presbyterian Church, March 29 – April 6
  • Grier Heights Community Center, November 19, 2022 – March 15, 2023

Exhibition Sponsors