Levine Museum of the New South

In the spring of 2014, under the umbrella of Destination Freedom, Levine will host, Out of the Shadows: Undocumented and Unafraid, an exhibit exploring the experiences of undocumented immigrants in the American South and the rest of the United States. In alignment with these programs and exhibitions, the museum will cultivate dialogues in Charlotte and the surrounding community that will further explore the complexity of immigration and the changing demographic in the region.

The southeastern U.S is now experiencing the nation’s highest percentage growth in Latino newcomers, and scholars suggest that this demographic and cultural shift may be the “biggest story” in Southern history since the Civil Rights movement. To address these tremendous demographic changes, Levine will initiate exhibition-based dialogues in 2014 that recognize multiple perspectives and different backgrounds of local residents to explain the past, evaluate the present, and project the future.