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IN THE NEWS:

October 23, 2023 – “Ghosts in the Stadium” (includes Mr. Joe McNeely at mark 13:25) – WRAL Documentary

August 26, 2024 – It Happened Here: Local initiative seeks to ‘tell the truth’ about lynchings in Charlotte – QCity Metro

August 29, 2024 – 2 Black men were lynched in Charlotte a century ago. There’s more to the story, group says – The Charlotte Observer

September 20, 2024 – Remembrance Project focuses on lynchings in Mecklenburg County – WFAE

September 23, 2024 – It happened here: The legacy of lynching in Charlotte – The Charlotte Post

February 14, 2025 – Charlotte-Mecklenburg Remembrance Project sines light on painful history – WSOC

June 12, 2025 – Facing our history: The 1929 lynching of Willie McDaniel (a 5 part series): Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 – The Charlotte Post

June 27, 2025 – Series focuses on Charlotte lynching victim Willie McDaniel – WFAE

July 31, 2025 – Forum remembers Mecklenburg County’s lynching history – The Charlotte Post

April 21, 2026 – Charlotte historical marker acknowledges racial terror – The Charlotte Post

April 22, 2026 – Reedy Creek Reckoning: Charlotte Confronts Its Racial Terror Legacy – Hoodline