Live From the Historic Goldsboro Commemorative Quilt Unveiling

City of Sanford · February 10, 2026

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Opening welcome and program introduction

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Barbara Coleman Foster (REEI committee member) opened the program, thanked attendees and introduced Norton Bonaparte (identified as the city manager of Sanford) to offer an official welcome and set the evening’s purpose: unveiling the Goldsboro Commemorative Quilt. She framed the event as part of REEI’s reconciliation pathways.

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Sanford held an event on Feb. 9, 2026, unveiling the Goldsboro Commemorative Quilt and featuring remarks by residents, descendants and city officials; Mayor Art Woodruff read a proclamation apologizing for the 1911 annexation that dissolved Goldsboro’s town charter. The quilt and proclamation were presented by the Race, Equity, Equality, Inclusion (REEI) Advisory Committee and include descendants of Goldsboro founder William Clark.

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