Children of the Struggle is a digital collaboration building upon decades of community work to document and preserve the stories of Black residents’ experiences of desegregation and civil rights in Burke County, North Carolina.
We acknowledge and give thanks to:
- The children and families of the West Concord Street Mothers
- Dr. Leslie McKesson for spearheading this work
- The historical marker committee for the NC Civil Rights Marker at Slades Chapel AME Church
- The Children of the Struggle exhibit at the History Museum of Burke County
- North Carolina Room at the Burke County Public Library
- NCSSM-Morganton faculty and staff collaborators
- Appalachian State students who conducted oral history interviews
- NCSSM-Morganton students who contributed to visualizations on this site
For questions about the collection or to get involved, email Dr. McKesson at lm1158@appstate.edu.