Wouldn't You: Preserving Thomas Day History and Furniture

Find out how museum staff and histo­ri­ans are preserv­ing the history and legacy of Thomas Day, a free-Black Cabi­net­maker with the largest cabinet-making work­shop in the state of North Carolina before the Civil War. Learn how Thomas Day’s work­shop has tran­si­tioned from a commu­nity ran museum to the newest state historic site in North Carolina. Explore why current research contributes to preserv­ing Thomas Day’s furni­ture and archi­tec­tural elements while influ­enc­ing another gener­a­tion of furniture makers.

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