ELON COLLEGE, N.C. – Carole Troxler, professor of history at Elon College and William Vincent, executive director of the Alamance County Historical Museum, will give a public lecture highlighting the county’s observance of its sesquicentennial celebration. The lecture, which will be held at 7 p.m., Thursday April 27 at the Elon College Community Church, is free and open to the public.
Troxler and Vincent are co-authors of “Shuttle and Plow: A History of Alamance County, North Carolina,” published recently by the Alamance County Historical Association. Their talk will focus on Reconstruction in Alamance County, which was a center for Ku Klux Klan activity during that period.
Vincent will talk about violent incidents that occurred and place those incidents in the context of Reconstruction. Troxler will examine the life of the best known victim of that violence, Wyatt Outlaw, whose1870 lynching near the Graham courthouse had immediate statewide impact.
Following the lecture, Troxler and Vincent will be available to sign copies of their book.
Alamance County was chartered on April 24, 1849. During the past year, the Alamance County Sesquicentennial Committee has coordinated a variety of public events marking the 150th anniversary. The committee is co-chaired by Pat S. Bailey and Dr. Sam Powell.
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