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Alfred Dixon served as the first president of the choir at Seventh Street Presbyterian Church. FIRST UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ARCHIVES. Right: Miss Poe of Charlotte, c. 1900. FRANKLIN COLEY.
Alfred Dixon served as the first president of the choir at Seventh Street Presbyterian Church. FIRST UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ARCHIVES. Right: Miss Poe of Charlotte, c. 1900. FRANKLIN COLEY.
The Crosby Family, 1945. Left to Right: Rudolph, Mamie, James. JAMES G. CROSBY.
  The Crosby Family, 1945. Left to Right: Rudolph, Mamie, James. JAMES G. CROSBY.  
The Kenneth Diamond Family, 1938. Left to Right: Kenneth, Kenneth Jr., Cora, Vermelle. VERMELLE ELY
  The Kenneth Diamond Family, 1938. Left to Right: Kenneth, Kenneth Jr., Cora, Vermelle. VERMELLE ELY  
Cousins Mabel and Ethel Wyche, 1930. JEANNE BRAYBOY.
  Cousins Mabel and Ethel Wyche, 1930. JEANNE BRAYBOY.  
Constance Morrison Colston and her daughter, Rebecca, 1907. THELMA M. COLSTON.
Constance Morrison Colston and her daughter, Rebecca, 1907. THELMA M. COLSTON.
The May Queen and her court, Fifth Grade, Biddleville School, 1946. ALICE H. KIBLER.
  The May Queen and her court, Fifth Grade, Biddleville School, 1946. ALICE H. KIBLER.  
Class of 1894, Biddle University. JCSU ARCHIVES.
  Class of 1894, Biddle University. JCSU ARCHIVES.  
Advertisements for black-owned businesses, 1915. From: Colored Charlotte, courtesy of QUEENS COLLEGE LIBRARY.
  Advertisements for black-owned businesses, 1915. From: Colored Charlotte, courtesy of  QUEENS COLLEGE LIBRARY.  
Labels from early recordings of Charlotte gospel groups. CHARLOTTE MUSIC ARCHIVES, PLCMC.
  Labels from early recordings of Charlotte gospel groups. CHARLOTTE MUSIC ARCHIVES, PLCMC.  
Ethel McCullough, c. 1928. FRANKLIN COLEY.
  Ethel McCullough, c. 1928. FRANKLIN COLEY.  
A Medical Auxiliary banquet to honor Charlotte's black doctors, 1945. MILDRED ALRIDGE.
A Medical Auxiliary banquet to honor Charlotte's black doctors, 1945. MILDRED ALRIDGE.  
Dr. and Mrs. James A. Pethel, in 1910, with their son James Jr. who also became a physician. NANCY PETHEL.
  Dr. and Mrs. James A. Pethel, in 1910, with their son James Jr. who also became a physician. NANCY PETHEL.  
The Davis Family, c. 1945. Left to Right: Jessie Crosby Davis, Henrietta, Henry Jr., Henry Davis. JAMES G. CROSBY.
  The Davis Family, c. 1945. Left to Right: Jessie Crosby Davis, Henrietta, Henry Jr., Henry Davis. JAMES G. CROSBY.  
Car advertising an appearance by Bishop C. M. Grace at the United House of Prayer for all People. PLCMC.
Car advertising an appearance by Bishop C. M. Grace at the United House of Prayer for all People. PLCMC.  
  Charles Schenck, chauffeur, 1915. THELMA M. COLSTON.  
A row of homes along East 8th Street.
  A row of homes along East 8th Street.  
Earl and Thelma Colston at Coney Island for their honeymoon, 1937. THELMA M. COLSTON.
  Earl and Thelma Colston at Coney Island for their honeymoon, 1937. THELMA M. COLSTON.  
St. Michael and All Angels Protestant Episcopal Church was established in 1882 and this building was completed the following year on South Mint Street at West Hill Street in Third Ward. PLCMC.
  St. Michael and All Angels Protestant Episcopal Church was established in 1882 and this building was completed the following year on South Mint Street at West Hill Street in Third Ward. PLCMC.  
Sunday School class, Seventh Street Presbyterian Church, with Dr. D. J. Martin, teacher, c. 1920. LAURA SPEARS MALONE.
  Sunday School class, Seventh Street Presbyterian Church, with Dr. D. J. Martin, teacher, c. 1920. LAURA SPEARS MALONE.  
The celebration of the sixty-fifth anniversary of the founding of Johnson C. Smith University and the twenty-fifth anniversary of Dr. H. L. McCrorey, President, April 7, 1932. LEW POWELL.
  The celebration of the sixty-fifth anniversary of the founding of Johnson C. Smith University and the twenty-fifth anniversary of Dr. H. L. McCrorey, President, April 7, 1932.