“WE WERE HERE”
THE "WE WERE HERE" PROJECT
This historical storytelling project celebrates our area’s rich African American heritage and acknowledges the societal and cultural erasure endured by the Danville and Boyle County African American community in the name of urban renewal. This extensive campus and community collaboration brings together esteemed authors, change agents and performing artists with Centre College students and the entire community to shed light on our collective history and build bridges for our connected future.
In partnership with the Danville-Boyle County African American Historical Society and Centre College’s Program in Anthropology & Sociology.
Drivers for the Elite Cab Company pose in front of the Doric Lodge and Singleton’s Market, first floor. The two-story Elite Pool Hall (formerly Green Pastures Restaurant), and Elite Cab Company in more prosperous days, was owned by Leon and Orestes “Tiny” Richardson. The drivers, l-r, include George Lee Harlan, William “Buster” Letcher, Calvin Bedinger and David Robinson. Photo courtesy of the DBCAAHS.
Locals sitting on Danville’s South Second Street during the dedication of the McDowell House (May 1939). Photo courtesy of the DBCAAHS
SPECIAL EXHIBITION
September 2022 – June 24, 2023
Free | Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Norton Center Grand Foyer
This multi-media exhibition presents archival photographs, artifacts and oral history listening stations from the Danville-Boyle County African American Historical Society’s extensive collection.
Thank You!
Associated Colleges of the South, Centre College Office of Diversity and Inclusion Anti-Racism Grant, Centre College Bonner Program, Centre College Center for Global Citizenship, Centre College Division I, Centre College Division II, Centre College Division III, Centre College Faculty Development Committee, Centre College Religious Life Office, Dr. Jeff Johnson ‘95 and Ken Michael, Sandy and Milton Reigelman, Stafford Memorial Fund.