City of Charlotte, NC / Legacy Commission

The City of Charlotte is commemorating the work of the city’s Legacy Commission through a documentary film about the commission's work.

This Loyd Visuals film exhibits the year-long effort to rename nine streets in Charlotte that honored slave owners, champions of the Confederacy and proponents of white supremacy.

The documentary also showcases the work of the City of Charlotte, in collaboration with the Legacy Commission and our community to reflect our city's values of inclusivity and diversity. This work began with the mayor’s charge to form a Legacy Commission, which has evolved and come full circle thanks to our community.

Brooklyn Village Avenue Unveiling - June 30, 2022

City of Charlotte unveils new Druid Hills Way street signs. To learn more about the Legacy Commission and the street renaming process, please visit:

https://charlottenc.gov/Mayor/Legacy-Commission/Pages/default.aspx

Like so many others across the country, the Charlotte community has voiced a strengthened call for social justice. In response, the City of Charlotte’s Legacy Commission recommended “changing street names and reimagining civic spaces to create a new symbolic landscape that is representative of the dynamic and diverse city Charlotte has become and reflective of the inclusive vision it strives to achieve.” While the work ahead is of the utmost importance, this session will provide important background on how a Confederate landscape came to be, what that means here in Charlotte and in the South generally, and why better representation of the City's history is needed. This presentation features Dr. Karen Cox of UNC Charlotte and Dr. Willie Griffin of Levine Museum of the New South, who share about Charlotte’s history from the 1860s to the present.

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The Legacy Commission has been charged with engaging in a comprehensive study of street names and monuments in the City of Charlotte that honor a legacy of Confederate soldiers, slaveowners and segregationists. Study will include a detailed historical explanation of the naming and a detailed historical explanation of all recommended changes by the end of October 2020.

The community engagement process will inform the final determination of any recommended changes presented by the Commission. City Council and other authorizing bodies will adopt the final recommendation and timeframe for implementation. All street name changes and monument name changes will begin a new history that is inclusive of contributions made by our country’s most worthy citizens.

The Legacy Commission has been charged with engaging in a comprehensive study of street names and monuments in the City of Charlotte that honor a legacy of Confederate soldiers, slaveowners and segregationists. Study will include a detailed historical explanation of the naming and a detailed historical explanation of all recommended changes by the end of October 2020.

The community engagement process will inform the final determination of any recommended changes presented by the Commission. City Council and other authorizing bodies will adopt the final recommendation and timeframe for implementation. All street name changes and monument name changes will begin a new history that is inclusive of contributions made by our country’s most worthy citizens.

The Legacy Commission has been charged with engaging in a comprehensive study of street names and monuments in the City of Charlotte that honor a legacy of Confederate soldiers, slaveowners and segregationists. Study will include a detailed historical explanation of the naming and a detailed historical explanation of all recommended changes by the end of October 2020.

The community engagement process will inform the final determination of any recommended changes presented by the Commission. City Council and other authorizing bodies will adopt the final recommendation and timeframe for implementation. All street name changes and monument name changes will begin a new history that is inclusive of contributions made by our country’s most worthy citizens.

The Legacy Commission has been charged with engaging in a comprehensive study of street names and monuments in the City of Charlotte that honor a legacy of Confederate soldiers, slaveowners and segregationists. Study will include a detailed historical explanation of the naming and a detailed historical explanation of all recommended changes by the end of October 2020.

The community engagement process will inform the final determination of any recommended changes presented by the Commission. City Council and other authorizing bodies will adopt the final recommendation and time frame for implementation. All street name changes and monument name changes will begin a new history that is inclusive of contributions made by our country’s most worthy citizens.

Meeting schedule:
The Legacy Commission meets bi-weekly on Wednesday’s beginning Aug. 12, 2020, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Session One: Aug. 12, 2020
Session Two: Aug. 26, 2020
Session Three: Sept. 9, 2020
Session Four: Sept. 23, 2020
Session Five: Oct. 7, 2020
Final Meeting: Oct. 21, 2020

The Legacy Commission has been charged with engaging in a comprehensive study of street names and monuments in the City of Charlotte that honor a legacy of Confederate soldiers, slaveowners and segregationists. Study will include a detailed historical explanation of the naming and a detailed historical explanation of all recommended changes by the end of October 2020.

The community engagement process will inform the final determination of any recommended changes presented by the Commission. City Council and other authorizing bodies will adopt the final recommendation and time frame for implementation. All street name changes and monument name changes will begin a new history that is inclusive of contributions made by our country’s most worthy citizens.

Meeting schedule:
The Legacy Commission meets bi-weekly on Wednesday’s beginning Aug. 12, 2020, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Session One: Aug. 12, 2020
Session Two: Aug. 26, 2020
Session Three: Sept. 9, 2020
Session Four: Sept. 23, 2020
Session Five: Oct. 7, 2020
Final Meeting: Oct. 21, 2020

The Legacy Commission has been charged with engaging in a comprehensive study of street names and monuments in the City of Charlotte that honor a legacy of Confederate soldiers, slaveowners and segregationists. Study will include a detailed historical explanation of the naming and a detailed historical explanation of all recommended changes by the end of October 2020.

The community engagement process will inform the final determination of any recommended changes presented by the Commission. City Council and other authorizing bodies will adopt the final recommendation and time frame for implementation. All street name changes and monument name changes will begin a new history that is inclusive of contributions made by our country’s most worthy citizens.

Meeting schedule:
The Legacy Commission meets bi-weekly on Wednesday’s beginning Aug. 12, 2020, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Session One: Aug. 12, 2020
Session Two: Aug. 26, 2020
Session Three: Sept. 9, 2020
Session Four: Sept. 23, 2020
Session Five: Oct. 7, 2020
Final Meeting: Oct. 21, 2020

The Legacy Commission has been charged with engaging in a comprehensive study of street names and monuments in the City of Charlotte that honor a legacy of Confederate soldiers, slaveowners and segregationists. Study will include a detailed historical explanation of the naming and a detailed historical explanation of all recommended changes by the end of October 2020.

The community engagement process will inform the final determination of any recommended changes presented by the Commission. City Council and other authorizing bodies will adopt the final recommendation and time frame for implementation. All street name changes and monument name changes will begin a new history that is inclusive of contributions made by our country’s most worthy citizens.

Meeting schedule:
The Legacy Commission meets bi-weekly on Wednesday’s beginning Aug. 12, 2020, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Session One: Aug. 12, 2020
Session Two: Aug. 26, 2020
Session Three: Sept. 9, 2020
Session Four: Sept. 23, 2020
Session Five: Oct. 7, 2020
Final Meeting: Oct. 21, 2020

The Legacy Commission has been charged with engaging in a comprehensive study of street names and monuments in the City of Charlotte that honor a legacy of Confederate soldiers, slaveowners and segregationists. Study will include a detailed historical explanation of the naming and a detailed historical explanation of all recommended changes by the end of October 2020.

The community engagement process will inform the final determination of any recommended changes presented by the Commission. City Council and other authorizing bodies will adopt the final recommendation and time frame for implementation. All street name changes and monument name changes will begin a new history that is inclusive of contributions made by our country’s most worthy citizens.

Meeting schedule:
The Legacy Commission meets bi-weekly on Wednesday’s beginning Aug. 12, 2020, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Session One: Aug. 12, 2020
Session Two: Aug. 26, 2020
Session Three: Sept. 9, 2020
Session Four: Sept. 23, 2020
Session Five: Oct. 7, 2020
Final Meeting: Oct. 21, 2020