Named after plantation owner, Cameron Village Regional Library to rebrand as Village Regional Library

The Wake County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously for the change on Monday.

The library is located in the Village District, which was also rebranded from Cameron Village on Jan. 28.

Cameron Village, named for plantation owner, will rebrand as 'Village District'

"Wake County embraces and celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion," said Wake County Commissioner Shinica Thomas in a statement. "We want all residents to feel comfortable and respected when they visit any of our buildings."

Village District was built on land that once held hundreds of enslaved people. Prior to the Civil War, Duncan Cameron owned one of the largest holdings of enslaved men and women in the area. Aside from owning the Cameron plantation, which stood on around 10 acres of land in the area near Hillsborough Street, he also married into the Bennehan family, who owned Stagsville Plantation.

The shopping center was built in 1949.