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The Afro-American newspaper carriers, 1933

Nellie McKenzie and Dr. Roy S. Wynn

Dr. Roy S. Wynn was Charlotte's first black ophthalmologist, opening his office in 1941, and the first black citizen to serve on the board of the Charlotte Housing Authority. MARIA WYNN. Right: Nellie McKenzie was the first black public health nurse in Charlotte. From: Little Visits with the Charlotte Cooperative Nursing Association Highlights from the Report of 1927. PLCMC
  Dr. Roy S. Wynn was Charlotte's first black ophthalmologist, opening his office in 1941, and the first black citizen to serve on the board of the Charlotte Housing Authority. MARIA WYNN

World War II Rationing Board, Colored Section

World War II Rationing Board, Colored Section. Left to right, front row: Arthur E. Grier, R. P. Wilson, Dr. Nathaniel S. Tross, Adelaide Hunt, Henry Houston. Second row: Thad L. Tate, Clarence Moreland, Jesse Bowser. Back row: Fred Alexander, Dr. Thomas Watkins, Clinton L. Blake, c. 1942. LAURA M. BOOTON.
 

Dr. and Mrs. Theophilus McKinney and Dr. and Mrs. Hardy Liston

Dr. and Mrs. Theophilus McKinney. Dr. McKinney was academic dean of Johnson C. Smith University, 1929 - 1962, and Mrs. McKinney taught English in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. ELOISE McKINNEY JOHNSON. Right: Dr. and Mrs. Hardy Liston. Dr. Liston was president of Johnson C. Smith University from 1947 - 1956. AURELIA LISTON LAW.
  Dr. and Mrs. Theophilus McKinney. Dr. McKinney was academic dean of Johnson C. Smith University, 1929 - 1962, and Mrs. McKinney taught English in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.

Miss JCSU and the Homecoming Court and Students in Their Dormitory Room

Miss JCSU and the Homecoming Court, 1947. Left to right: Virginia Hill, Margaret Farnsworth, Winona Fletcher, Georgetta Merritt, Jean Wade. JCSU ARCHIVES. Right: Students in their dormitory room. Left to right: Ireta Taylor, Vivian Irving, Evangeline Yarborough, c. 1940. JCSU ARCHIVES.
  Miss JCSU and the Homecoming Court, 1947. Left to right: Virginia Hill, Margaret Farnsworth, Winona Fletcher, Georgetta Merritt, Jean Wade. JCSU ARCHIVES.

J. T. Williams and the Williams House

J. T. Williams (1859 - 1924) was a teacher, a physician and a diplomat as well as a highly respected businessman. He was president of the Queen City Drug Store Company, one of the first black owned and operated drug stores in North Carolina. In 1898, he was appointed consul to Sierra Leone. CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION. Right: The Williams home at 205 South Brevard Street. CHARLOTTE OBSERVER LIBRARY.
 

Community Life

This photograph of the Friday Evening Social Club was taken about 1907. The members were schoolteachers at the Myers Street School. LAURA M. BOOTON
  This photograph of the Friday Evening Social Club was taken about 1907. The members were schoolteachers at the Myers Street School. LAURA M. BOOTON  

Education

Morgan School Library
  The Library at Morgan School in the Cherry Community, c.1925  

Samuel B. Pride and the Myers Street School

Samuel B. Pride, principal at Myers Street School, c. 1915. ROBERT JACKSON. Right: The Myers Street School, built in 1886, was the only public graded school serving blacks until 1907. The two story, wooden building had eight classrooms and was called the "Jacob's Ladder School" by the children because of its exterior stairways. From: Colored Charlotte, courtesy of QUEENS COLLEGE LIBRARY
  Samuel B. Pride, principal at Myers Street School, c. 1915. ROBERT JACKSON.

Religion

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.  

War

Charlotte doctors who served in the Howard University ROTC, c. 1920. Left to right: W. E. Hill, Russell Lewis, Hobart T. Allen, Lawrence McCrorey, J. N. Seabrooks, R. M. Wyche, Connie Jenkins. CAROLYN WYCHE.
Charlotte doctors who served in the Howard University ROTC, c. 1920.

Sergeant Major Zachariah Alexander

Sergeant Major Zachariah Alexander served in the 3rd North Carolina Infantry in the Spanish-American War, c. 1898. MRS. KELLY M. ALEXANDER, SR.
Sergeant Major Zachariah Alexander served in the 3rd North Carolina Infantry in the Spanish-American War, c. 1898. MRS. KELLY M. ALEXANDER, SR. Previous     Next

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Charlotte's All-Black Schools
Principals  Alexander Street Elementary School 

1990s - National and International Events

February 11, 1990 - Human rights activist Nelson Mandela is released from prison by South African president F.W. deKlerk after 27 years.

1992 - Jackie Barnett Elected Sheriff in Atlanta

Jackie Barnett, Fulton County Sheriff
November 3, 1992 - Jackie Harrison Barrett becomes the first African American woman to be elected sheriff.

Brooklyn

Brooklyn, Charlotte's "second city"
Second Ward lies within the city of Charlotte, NC, south of Trade Street and east of Tryon Street. Boundary Street and Little Sugar Creek formed its other boundaries.

1956 - Independence Boulevard Completed

Independence Boulevard cuts through the city
August 27, 1956 - The final link of Independence Blvd. is completed. 

1969 - Vietnam War Protest at Johnson C. Smith University

Johnson C. Smith students protest Vietnam War
October 16, 1969 - Vietnam War protest at Johnson C. Smith. Students at Johnson C. Smith University protest against the Vietnam War. Photo caption: During the war, a larger percentage of African Americans serve in combat than are in the general population.

1988 - Emory Elected Chairman of Planning Commission

Frank Emory, Chairman, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission
July 29, 1988 - Emory is elected Chairman of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission. Attorney Frank Emory becomes the first African American Chairman of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission.

1957 - Civil Rights Act

Voter registration
August 29, 1957- Congress passes the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the first legislation of that type in 82 years.

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