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three ceremonialmounds, hike a nature tail and browse in a gift shop filled with NativeAmerican crafts. The Natchez Convention Center Complex, located in the historic district, contains nearly 30,000 sq. ft. of function space on two levels, including a 5,100- sq. ft. pre-function area. The Afro-American Cultural Center NORTH CAROLINA in North Carolina's largest city sports a rooftop terrace thatwouldmake a prime spot for a conference reception. Other top cultural attractions in Charlotte include the Mint Museum of Art, the Mint Museum of Design, the Levine Museum of the New South and the CharlotteMuseumofHistory,which has the historic Hezekiah Alexander Home on its campus. Visitors to Durham can browse the African-American art and artifacts at the Hayti Heritage Center, operated by the St. Joseph's Historic Foundation. More artwork is on display at theNCCU MuseumofArt,on the campus of histor- ically Black North Carolina Central University. Along with several sites reflecting its Moravian heritage, Winston-Salem offersAfrican-American heritage attrac- tions like Winston-Salem State University and the Delta Arts Center. Winston-Salem also is the surprising birthplace ofTexas Pete®hot sauce, and visitors can tour the company's head- quarters and factory. GREENSBORO Greensboro is chock full of attrac- tions where visitors can explore the area's Black history and culture. The most recent addition is the International Civil Rights Center & Museum, housed in the original downtown Woolworth's store where four North Carolina A&T State University students staged their famous lunch counter sit-ins in the 1960s. The Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum at Historic Palmer Institute, at the former site of a Black preparatory school founded in 1902, offers event space in one of the school's former din- ing halls.AtMendenhall Plantation, one of the key exhibits is a false-bottom wagon used to transport runaway slaves. Black Meetings & Tourism May/June 2012: www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 53