Nancy Stroud: The Day We Walked In | 50 Stories for 50 Years

Longtime supporter Nancy Stroud recounts the day the Afro-American Cultural Center doors opened at the former Little Rock AME Zion church site. In 1986, the Center relocated from Spirit Square to this historic structure at North Myers and Seventh Streets in the First Ward neighborhood. Stroud and other women blazed trails in Charlotte banking and the professional advancement of minorities within these institutions.
"50 Stories for 50 Years" celebrates the Gantt’s first five decades-emerging from an idea to an institution. This collection of filmed stories illuminates people, places, and the impact of the Center’s 50-year history. Collectively, these stories offer a glimpse of what’s possible during the next 50 years.
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About Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts + Culture:
The Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture is a multi-disciplinary arts institution located in the heart of Charlotte, NC. Established in 1974, the Gantt Center's mission is to present, preserve, and celebrate excellence in the arts, history, and culture of African Americans and those of African descent through visual and literary arts, dance music, film, educational programs, theatre productions, and community outreach.
Named for Charlotte civic leader and former mayor Harvey Bernard Gantt, the Gantt Center is housed in an iconic, award-winning structure designed by architect Philip Freelon, co-designer of the Smithsonian National Museum for African American History and Culture (NMAAHC).
Harvey B. Gantt Center is supported, in part, by the Infusion Fund and its generous donors. The Gantt is located at Levine Center for the Arts and is supported by the North Carolina Arts Council and the Knight Foundation.