History at High Noon: Across the Field: Images of Warren Grove Missionary Baptist Church

Speakers: Susan Birckhead, author; Patricia F. White, lifelong member of Warren Grove Missionary Baptist Church; Sam Harding, photography, editing, and tech support
Join the NC Museum of History as we honor Black History Month by welcoming author Susan Birckhead and collaborators Patricia White and Sam Harding, who come together to bring a photographic diary of dramatic and inspirational images that will visually speak to guests in a personal, spiritual, or soulful way through Warren Grove Missionary Baptist Church. The historic African American house of worship and the site of the first Rosenwald School for African American children in North Carolina has offered Susan and her family glorious sunrises, moody sunsets, changing seasons, and stunning weather events.

[@RaymondPrivott]

Absolutely amazing. Warren Grove is a beautiful blessing from God.

[@Gondegirl]

Wonderful program. Living in the north, I was completely unaware of Rosenwald Schools. What an inspiring story.

[@Gondegirl]

I think she misrepresented Booker T. Washington's legacy as a leader. She said he wasn't really involved in Civil Rights or politics. While Washington has been called an accommodationist because he wasn't primarily interested in integration, in fact he did advocate for political rights of Black Americans behind the scenes, using his status to influence President Roosevelt, secure political appointments for Blacks, starting organizations like the Negro Business League, and by supporting several boycotts protesting segregation.

[@nicolebyrd-phelps]

I have greatly enjoyed this presentation. I know all three of the people responsible for the book & can tell you they are REAL people, trying to highlight REAL history & beauty in Chowan (pronounced CHOH - wahn) County. I wrote a musical called "We're Riding On The Bus" when I was the music teacher at D.F. Walker Elementary School, located a between 1 & 2 miles from Warren Grove Missionary Baptist Church. The place I featured was the church, & Patricia White was our tour guide for the church in the musical. I excerpted a portion of the musical & added the Across The Field book cover to it. Feel free to watch - kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5_QkpyraM2LisU.