"George Henry Black made bricks in Winston-Salem, but many other African-Americans were important to the design and construction of buildings across North Carolina. Many of them are featured in a new exhibit at the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History.

The exhibit, "African-American Builders and Architects in North Carolina," started in September and runs through Jan. 14.

Black is not featured in the exhibit, said Amy Snyder, curator of the museum, but many other African-Americans who influenced the architecture across the state and in Northwest North Carolina are.

The exhibit was created by Preservation North Carolina, a private, nonprofit organization that promotes preservation across the state."

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Winston-Salem Journal (10/30/2011)