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20 UCW JANUARY 27 - FEBRUARY 2, 2016 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM Inside Update Inside UPDATE INSIDE Home Instead Senior Care Cumberland Matters Focus on Fayetteville INSIDE VOLUME 15 ISSUE 14 VOLUME 15 ISSUE 14 APRIL 7-13, 2010 APRIL 7-13, 2010 You're A Good Man Charlie Brown at FSU www.fay ett evillebeautiful.com Fayetteville Beautiful It Starts with You. Fayetteville Beautiful It Starts with You. APRIL 7-13, 2010 APRIL 7-13, 2010 VOLUME 15 ISSUE 14 VOLUME 15 ISSUE 14 Cumberland County Library Presents The Big Read 2010 Up & Coming Weekly's Pocket Guide Pocket Guide VOL. 10 www.upandcomingweekly.com Now Online! F R E E F R E E HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY! CAMP GUIDE INSIDE! HEY! THIS PAPER BELONGS TO : PROUDLY SPONSORED BY FUN FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE OF CUMBERLAND & HOKE CO.• MAY 2010 3 Pocket Guide Reasons to market and advertise your business with us! Now online: www.upandcomingweekly.com Call 484-6200 a CULTURAL HERITAGE TRAILS ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Melody Foote Director of Communications Fayetteville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau Liberty Point Bulletin CUMBERLAND COUNTY CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH Black History Month is an annual commemoration that honors the contributions of African-Americans to the United States. Several noteworthy African-Americans called Cumberland County home. We've highlighted two below. Born in Fayetteville in 1827, Hiram Rhodes Revels was elected as the first African- American to serve in the U.S. Senate and the first to serve in the U.S. Congress. He served from 1870-71 during the Reconstruction era following the Civil War. America's first great African-American novelist, Charles Chesnutt, settled in Fayetteville with his family at age 8. In 1877, he became assistant principal of the Normal School, which is known today as Fayetteville State University. After several years, he moved his family to Ohio and began his law and literary career. His first book, "The Conjure Woman" was published in 1899, followed by "The House Behind the Cedars" in 1900. Many of his works Cumberland County offers 18 themed Cultural Heritage Trails that package county history into themes for convenient exploration. Below we've highlighted two. The African-American Heritage Trail consists of sites that provide a historical glimpse into the life of African-Americans who resided in Fayetteville and Cumberland County. The hard labor bourn by slaves, the entrepreneurship of free blacks, the devotion to religion and edu- cation, service to our country, and the desire to learn and preserve valuable history await to tell the visitor a grand story. Ride along the Paths, Plank Roads, and Planes Trail and track the story of development and progress as written through the necessity of transportation. Beginning with early settle- ments to present day troop movements and deployments, transportation is a vital part of our daily lives. As you travel around, listen for the sounds of automobile traffic where horses once clopped and wagons creaked. Listen for the trains that pass through our city daily. Lis- ten for the aircraft, both military and civilian, as they fly overhead in a sky where once only birds flew. Explore all the trails at www.VisitFayettevilleNC.com dealt with racism and other social issues in the south during Reconstruction. Learn more about the legacy of local African Americans on the Cultural Heritage Trail. Black History Month Event Highlights: Through 3/5- Romare Bearden: Beat of a Different Drum exhibit at the Arts Council. www.TheArtsCouncil.com. 2/5 - Dr. Trineice Robinson-Martin performs at Methodist University. www.Methodist.edu 2/6 - Dancing Stories with April C. Turner. Hosted by Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex. (910) 486-1330. 2/22 - African American Heritage Tour. Hosted by the Fayetteville Area Transportation & Local History Museum. (910) 433-1457. For a calendar for the entire month, go to VisitFayettevilleNC.com