March 7 – 28, 2008, the exhibit Bull City Bicycles gathers historic and contemporary photography of bicycles in Durham, North Carolina. A celebration of the aesthetic simplicity, utility, and joy of bicycles, this show documents Durham’s sense of place from two wheels. Durham has a culturally rich history, beginning with its role as an early hub of the post-Civil War tobacco industry. There later developed an adjacent (eventually annexed) locale that, according to W.E.B. DuBois was a rich example of a separate and thriving residential and business community run entirely by African-Americans — the Hayti community. Hayti’s fame and financial […]
Women’s liberation through cycling
Phillip BarronThe Herald SunMarch 6, 2008 For many, the nineties were a time of political advancement and financial success. The economy was doing well, failed policies from previous administrations were being turned back, manufacturing was on the increase, and progress was the buzz-word in board rooms and parlors. This national excitement had something, more than a little, to do with the fact that the 1890s were also the height of the bicycle boom in the United States. In 1897 alone, approximately three hundred manufacturers in the US sold more two million bicycles, doubling production from the previous year. The bicycle […]