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Fact Checking (Previously) Invisible History

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Fact Checking (Previously) Invisible History: The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Remembrance Project

It is important to study and understand our history. This is true for events sometimes perceived as “hard history,” which involved unjust, discriminatory treatment and even violence between different groups and individuals. Researching and fact checking these historical events presents unique as well as similar challenges for researchers of contemporary events. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Remembrance Project (https://ithappenedhereclt.com) is a local initiative in Charlotte, North Carolina, and part of “a national movement by the Equal Justice Initiative (eji.org) to tell the truth about racial terror lynchings in America, to understand how this violent history still shapes our lives today, and to help our community move toward reconciliation.” Join panelists Krista Terrell and Helen Schwab, communications/content team and research leaders in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Remembrance Project, for a “deep dive” into the background and ongoing work of this important community initiative. Their perspectives and lessons learned in this ongoing journey can inform our work as media literacy educators and advocates in our respective communities.

Date: Monday, April 7, 2025

Time: 12 pm EST | 6 pm CET | 10:30 pm IST 

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Required Media

Video: It Happened Here - a film for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Remembrance Project (7 min)

Optional Media

  1. Website: The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Remembrance Project (https://ithappenedhereclt.com)

  2. Poetry: Charlotte artist Hannah Hasan helps memorialize Joe McNeely and Willie McDaniel

  3. Article: The cost of lynching threats - "She discovered that a single photograph reveals the price her family paid."

  4. Video: Lynching in America: Why are Memorials Important? (1.5 min)

  5. Video: About the Equal Justice Initiative (5.5 min)

  6. Website:  The Equal Justice Initiative (eji.org)

  7. Krista Terrell's website: www.kristafayepr.com

Host: Dr. Wesley Fryer 

Wes Fryer of Charlotte, North CarolinaWesley Fryer, PhD, is a middle school STEM and media literacy middle school teacher at Providence Day School in Charlotte, North Carolina. As an educational technology “early adopter / innovator” since the late 1990s, Wes shares a variety of resources on social media platforms including BlueSky, Mastodon, YouTube, Linked In, Facebook, TikTok, etc. Learn more about him on wesfryer.com/bio. Watch one of his TEDx talks (or another presentation) via this YouTube playlist.

Please get in touch with us if you want to suggest future Media Club meeting topics to discuss an article, book, podcast, video or any media related to our interests.

Dr. Wes Fryer, Webinar Series Manager | wes.fryer@providenceday.org Â