# @chapelboronews on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C5EQ4_nLGUb
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/21565130-chapelboronews-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-03-28T17:39:29.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Chapelboro.com (@chapelboronews) — https://gondola.cc/chapelboronews

## Caption

Braxton Foushee is such a figure within the Carrboro community, there’s no one way to describe him that fully captures his leadership and impact.

The Town of Carrboro celebrated one of its most influential figures on Wednesday, holding a ceremony to recognize Foushee — Carrboro’s first Black elected official and a key local figure in the Civil Rights Movement. 

The local government recently approved Braxton Foushee Street as new name of a downtown street, replacing Carr Street and its namesake’s white supremacist history and values. The date and ceremony marked the first official day the name change took effect.

Rainy weather moved the event inside to the Century Center instead of out by the new street signs, with dozens of people gathering to celebrate the octogenarian who has offered leadership to the Carrboro community in every stage of his life. Laughs, tears, handshakes, and hugs were shared as people spoke about Foushee’s importance to them individually and his broader impact on town history.

The vote to change the street name back in February came with mild controversy, as some residents pushed back on the town’s communication leading up to the change. But Wednesday was all celebration and reflection – with community member after community member speaking to affirm not only the choice of honoring Foushee’s work to make Carrboro better, but to have a namesake reflective of the town’s values.

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