A few nights ago, I gave a lecture at the student union at Elizabeth City State University. For me it was a joyful evening-- and a night when I carried with me the memory of these photographs that I had found earlier in the day in the university's archives.
Month: April 2026
On Hickman Hill
The other day, Ms. Latonya Jones led me through Hickman Hill, telling stories and sharing historical accounts of the old and historic African American community. She also taught me a great deal about one of Hickman Hill's native sons, the Rev. Willie Gray Hickman. Born in Hickman Hill in 1919, the Rev. Hickman was an influential AME Zion minister and community activist who was one of the unsung heroes of America's civil rights movement. I had long wanted to know more about him.
Stations of the Cross
It was the third Friday of Lent. I was driving through a rural part of Eastern North Carolina, coming back from somewhere, a lecture probably or something like that, and I was tired.
David Cecelski 