Davidson Historical Society

Historian Gary Freeze explored the question at the Davidson Historical Society Sept. 5, 2026. While he's "mostly a believer," Freeze says there's lots of contradictory information in the record.

Davidson Historical Society and Davidson College Archives & Special Collections hosted an open house June 18 with Revolutionary artifacts from the college collection.

Come see artifacts from the founding of our country from the Davidson College Archives & Special Collections on June 18.

From left, Hilary Green, Martha Gimson and David Boraks at the Davidson Historical Society program on Race & Slavery at Davidson College Oct. 26, 2025. (Photo from Martha Gimson) A panel discussion hosted by Davidson Historical Society on Sunday, Oct. 26, explored Davidson College's efforts to uncover and acknowledge its history with slavery and exploitation. After the panel, people toured the new Oak Row museum, which looks at the college's history of slavery and exploitati

Workers at Davidson College clean up the site around the newly installed "With These Hands" by sculptor Hank Willis Thomas. (David Boraks photo) Davidson Historical Society will present a panel discussion and tour on "Race & Slavery at Davidson College" on Sunday, October 26, at 4pm at Davidson College Visual Arts Center, 315 N. Main St., Davidson. It's the second program of the season for the society, which has re-launched this fall after a five-year hiatus that began durin