The Race, Equality, Equity and Inclusion Committee for the city of Sanford plans to commemorate Goldsboro’s history through a storytelling quilt as part of its Pathway to Reconciliation Project.
On Saturday, the REEI Committee along with the city of Sanford held an event to collect historical narratives about Goldsboro, which will be incorporated into the commemorative quilt design.
According to the Goldsboro Museum, the community originally existed as an independent city, incorporated in 1891. However, in 1911, Forrest Lake orchestrated the dissolution of both Goldsboro’s and Sanford’s charters, resulting in Goldsboro’s absorption into the city of Sanford.
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