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Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts + Culture

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Also known as Gantt Center

Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts + Culture — institution, appearing in the Charlotte record across 2 documented year(s).

In the record (2)

  1. 1889 · 1889-01-05

    The surviving microfilmed run of the Charlotte Messenger spans from its earliest known issue on June 17, 1882 through at least January 5, 1889, with 152 digitized issues now available on DigitalNC and original copies preserved at the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts + Culture in Charlotte; other sources indicate the paper may have continued publishing into 1891.

    Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + CultureHarvey B. Gantt CenterCharlotte MessengerObserver Printing House

    Source · checked 2026-08-13

  2. 2009

    The Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture opened in 2009 within the former Second Ward/Brooklyn area of uptown Charlotte.

    Unverified — sourced but not confirmed against a primary record.

    Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + CultureHarvey B. Gantt CenterW.W. Ward

    Source · checked 2026-08-13