At least 250 people visited the harvey B. Gantt Center to tour Tavis Smiley’s “America I AM: The African American Imprint”. The exhibition opened at the Gantt Center on Saturday, June 30, 2012. Visitors having just passed the “Doors of No Return” enter an area depicting were captive Africans were housed awaiting ships that would take them to the Americas. Smiley and a group of children cut the ribbon and he later posed for photos with folks attending the ceremony. The exhibit, which runs through Jan. 1, 2013 features more than 200 artifacts. JOHN D. SIMMONS – jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
