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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING HISTORICAL MARKER
WHEREAS , racial terror lynching was known widely to occur across the United States in the
aftermath of the Civil War , and from Reconstruction through the middle of the twentieth
century, a practice predominantly inflicted upon Black or African American men, women and
children by white individuals , vigilante mobs and law enforcement officers -- to instill fear and
to thwart the social, economic and political advancement of Black people ; and
WHEREAS , between 1865 and 1950, documented racial terror lynchings claimed the lives of
more than 120 Black people in North Carolina, and four are known to have taken place in Orange
County; and
WHEREAS , the Orange County Community Remembrance Coalition has been working to place
at least two historical markers in the County, one on the grounds of the Orange County Old
Courthouse at Hillsborough, and one within the Town of Carrboro ; and
WHEREAS , the dimensions and appearance of a historical marker comply with the provisions
of the Historic District Commission of the Town of Hillsborough, and the location on County
property has been approved by Orange County staff, and will be accommodated into the site
renovation plans ; and
WHEREAS , the Equal Justice Initiative ( EJI ) provides such markers for community
remembrance coalitions , and approves the wording on the historical markers ; and
WHEREAS , the delivery of the sign may take several months once EJI receives site
authorization documentation; and
WHEREAS , the Orange County Manager has approved that the labor to install the marker will
be provided by Orange County staff;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners does
hereby approve the placement of a historical marker on the grounds of the Old Courthouse
between East King Street and East Margaret Lane;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Equal Justice Initiative shall provide the historical
marker at no charge to Orange County, shall have the marker delivered to Orange County, and
should the historical marker be vandalized or similarly damaged, the Equal Justice Initiative will
replace the sign, at no charge to Orange County; and
BE IT MOREOVER RESOLVED that Orange County will assume responsibility for installing
the historical marker and for maintaining the site after installation .
This the 20th day of September, 2022 .
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Renee A . Price , Chair
Orange County Board of Commissioners
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