SANFORD, FL.As part of its Pathway to Reconciliation Project, the city of Sanford’s Race, Equality, Equity, and Inclusion Committee intends to create a storytelling quilt to honor Goldsboro’s past.
In order to gather historical accounts about Goldsboro that will be included in the commemorative quilt design, the REEI Committee and the city of Sanford organized an event on Saturday.
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The municipality was first established as a separate city and incorporated in 1891, according to the Goldsboro Museum. But in 1911, Forrest Lake arranged for the charters of Goldsboro and Sanford to be dissolved, which led to Goldsboro’s incorporation with Sanford.
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Quilters in the Goldsboro area have offered their skills for the project, according to Barbara Coleman-Foster, co-chair of the REEI Committee.
According to Coleman-Foster, it can be conceived or produced in a way that conveys a narrative that people can truly connect with and understand. The quilt will serve as a means of visually and meaningfully conveying history, which was one of the main goals of the Pathways to Reconciliation Project.
Kenneth Bentley, a member of the REEI Committee, said he was grateful that the city was prepared to recognize this period of its history.
This is the Sanford where we teach African American history, where we represent the African American community, and where the African American community is located. That is our current task. According to Bentley, this reconciliation is a whole process of that.
After quilters complete the design, the project might be completed in a few months, Coleman-Foster said.
Sanford’s Community Relations and Neighborhood Engagement Director, Nicole Osburn, can be contacted [email protected] by community members who would like to share their Goldsboro memories for the quilt project.
