NCFMP Advisory Board

John Hope Franklin
Durham
Professor Emeritus of History, Duke University
Renowned Historian and Author

Rebecca Anderson
Asheville
Founder, HandMade in America
Arts Consultant

Walter Brown
Durham
Professor Emeritus of Education, N.C. Central University

Elizabeth Buford
Raleigh
Former Director, North Carolina Museum of History

Julius Chambers
Charlotte
Former Chancellor, N.C. Central University
Attorney

William C. Friday
Chapel Hill
Former President, University of North Carolina System
Host of UNC-TV's North Carolina People

Howard Lee
Chapel Hill
Former Senator
Chair, N. C. Board of Education

E.B. Palmer
Raleigh
Founder, African-America Cultural Complex

Susie Powell
Chapel Hill
Attorney; Author and Community Leader

Dorothy Spruill Redford
Creswell
Author; curator, Somerset Place State Historical Site

Loren Schweninger
Greensboro
Professor, UNC-Greensboro; Director, Race and Slavery Petition Project

Mary D.B.T. Semans
Durham
Former President, Duke Endowment
Community leader, Philanthropist