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Question 1. How often did you visit Latta Place before it closed?

Once or twice per year
36%
Never visited
29%
Only visited once
24%
Monthly
8%
Weekly
3%
Closed to responses | 765 Responses

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Question 2. What was the main reason you visited Latta Place? Select all that apply.

To spend time in nature
42%
To learn more about Mecklenburg County history
26%
N/A - never visited
26%
To attend a program or field trip
25%
To recreate or exercise
22%
To learn about the history of slavery / the impact of slavery in the region
18%
Other
7%
Closed to responses | 717 Responses

Alternative A:  Research and Scholarship: A new visitor center at Latta Place could include a research area for the ongoing study of this site and slavery in Mecklenburg County. Special programs, tours, and changing exhibits could help visitors learn about the experiences and perspectives of the people who lived and worked at this site, especially those of the enslaved workers. Other components might share more about the local community’s history through changing exhibits.

 

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Question 3. Which of the following elements related to research and scholarship would you most like to see at Latta Place? Select all that apply.

Interactive exhibits interpreting the region and site's past
60%
Self-guided tours of the site
58%
Tours led by site staff and historians
52%
Education / research area in the new visitor center
48%
Interpretation and programming on the impact of slavery in Mecklenburg County
47%
Partnerships with regional colleges, libraries, and other research centers
38%
Other, please specify
6%
Closed to responses | 683 Responses

Alternative B:  Reflection and Healing: Latta Place might also include areas for ongoing reflection – spaces where visitors can confront the trauma at this site, the legacy of slavery, and the healing process that our nation and communities are continuing to go through.

 

 

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Question 4. Which of the following elements related to reflection and healing would you most like to see at Latta Place? Select all that apply

Quiet spaces to reflect on experience and learning
55%
Events and programming addressing the trauma and legacy of slavery
47%
Artistic installations or visual public art
43%
Changing community art displays
43%
Other, please specify
10%
Closed to responses | 664 Responses

Alternative C:  Immerse in the History: Latta Place might immerse visitors in the story by providing living history demonstrations and select exhibit spaces that include interactives, tactile components, and first-person perspectives.

 

 

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Question 5. Which of the following elements related to immersion in history would you most like to see at Latta Place? Select all that apply

Experiences inside of the historical structures
60%
Interactive exhibits
57%
First-person perspectives from the people who lived and worked at this site and their descendants
57%
Living history demonstrations
49%
Opportunities to interact with oral histories
37%
Other, please specify
3%
Closed to responses | 657 Responses

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Question 6. Latta Place will become a resource to local community members and residents of the greater Charlotte/Mecklenburg community and beyond. What opportunities, changes, or experiences would entice you to visit Latta Place?

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The following demographic questions are optional (adapted from the County Resident Budget Priority Survey)

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Question 7. Rank which of the alternatives listed above is the most important to you from
1 to 3

Closed to responses | 518 Responses

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Question 8. Age group

18-34 years old
25%
35-44 years old
23%
55-64 years old
19%
45-54 years old
18%
65-74 years old
10%
75-84 years old
3%
Prefer not to answer
2%
Under 17
0%
85+
0%
Closed to responses | 624 Responses

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Question 9 . Race and ethnicity

White (non-Hispanic)
63%
Prefer not to answer
16%
African American
12%
Hispanic / Latino descent
3%
Multi-racial
3%
Asian / Pacific Islander
1%
American Indian / Native American
1%
Other
1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
0%
Closed to responses | 624 Responses

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Question 10. How long have you lived in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg region?

1-5 years
17%
Over 25 years
17%
6-10 years
15%
Native to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg region
14%
11-15 years
11%
21-25 years
11%
16-20 years
10%
Less than 1 year
3%
I do not live in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg region
3%
Closed to responses | 630 Responses

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Question 11. Zip Code