CarolinaCast: Cornell Watson talks about ‘Tarred Healing’

Durham photographer Cornell Watson made national headlines last year for his exhibit, “Tarred Healing,” which focuses on the Black history and community in Chapel Hill. Days before the photo series was set to open at the UNC Sonja Haynes Stone Center, the center told Watson it would no longer move forward with the exhibit due to disagreements over content. University leadership said some of the images detracted from the message of “reverence” for the Black community that they hoped the exhibition would convey.

Now, nearly a year since the Stone Center canceled the showing, “Tarred Healing” is on display at the National Civil Rights Museum.

Cornell Watson joined Carolina Connection’s Lorelai Skyes to discuss Tarred Healing and its new home.