Goldsboro Archives – Goldsboro Museum

Michael Jackson Painting by Diane Jones

Art, History, Music

Michael Jackson was an African-American musician, singer, and songwriter. He was born August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana. Jackson was the 8th child out of 10 children
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Aretha Franklin

History, Music

Aretha Franklin is a famous singer and musician born in Memphis, Tennesse in 1942. She was the daughter of C.L. Franklin, a preacher, and Barbara
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Jesse Stone (Charlie Calhoun)

Education, History, Music

Jesse Stone, also known as Charlie Calhoun, was a famous musician and songwriter in the 1900’s. Stone was born in Kansas. By 1927, Stone had
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Civil Rights, Communities, Education, 1800s, History

Sojourner Truth, born Isabella Baumfree in 1797, was an African-American abolitionist and very famous women right activist. She was born into slavery, but eventually escaped
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Carter G. Woodson

History, Civil Rights, Education, 1800s

Carter G. Woodson was born in Virginia to former slaves, James and Eliza. He was born into a very large, but very poor, family, so
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Trayvon Martin poster

Civil Rights, Communities, Social Gatherings, Art, History

Trayvon Martin was born on February 5th, 1995 in Miami, Florida. Martin was the victim of a fatal shooting which took place in Sanford Florida
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Goldsboro Art Square

Artist, Communities, Education, Art, Decoration, History

The Goldsboro Art Square features “Pop Art” from artist Jeff Sonksen, The Crealdé School of Art, and Local Artists. A multi-color fence borders painting’s, coordinated
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Zora Neale Hurston Mural- Art by Jeff Sonksen

History, Artist, Communities, Education, Art, Decoration

This is a mural painted on a section of fencing located in the Goldsboro Art Square. Local Artist, Jeff Sonksen, is known for painting murals
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Muhammad Ali Mural- Art by Jeff Sonksen (re-watermark this)

Artist, Communities, Education, Art

This is a mural painted on a section of fencing located in the Goldsboro Art Square. Local Artist, Jeff Sonksen, is known for painting murals
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Pioneers- mrs francis

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Zora Neale Hurston on Florida Food by Fred Opie

Education, Literature, Living in Goldsboro 1800s-early 1900s

Zora Neale Hurston was an African-American novelist, short story writer, folklorist, and anthropologist. When John Hurston migrated to Florida in 1892 or 1893, he first settled in
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The Bomb Heard Around the World- Murder of Harry T. Moore

Living in Goldsboro 1800s-early 1900s, American South, Communities, Education, History

Harry T. Moore, advocated for education and voting rights in the Central Florida area, including Goldsboro. He said that for every dollar that was sent
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Jonah’s Gourd Vine by Zora Neale Hurston

American South, Education, Literature, Living in Goldsboro 1800s-early 1900s

Zora Neale Hurston was an African-American novelist, short story writer, folklorist, and anthropologist. When John Hurston migrated to Florida in 1892 or 1893, he first settled in
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Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

American South, Education, Literature, Living in Goldsboro 1800s-early 1900s

Zora Neale Hurston was an African-American novelist, short story writer, folklorist, and anthropologist. When John Hurston migrated to Florida in 1892 or 1893, he first settled in
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In Search of Our Mothers Gardens by Alice Walker

Education, Literature, Living in Goldsboro 1800s-early 1900s, American South

Alice Walker was greatly influenced by Zora Neale Hurston’s literary work. Walker even traveled to find Hurston’s unmarked grave site in order to be able
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