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March 31, 1992 - It's been more than 20 years since court-ordered busing integrated the Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools.
September 14, 1992 - Somebody had to be first, Gus Roberts said. Now, the man who was one of Charlotte's desegregation pioneers has died. In 1957, he was the first black student at all-white Central High.
Notes: I have lost two useful and good members of my church in the last three months: Brother William Hall died December 10, 1898. Brother Thomas Williams died March 6, 1899. Brother Hall was fifty-six years old August 4, 1898. Brother Williams was seventy-six oAge at Death: 56
Notes: Surname could be Hollander or Huttendorf. Died at Mr. AC Bechtler's on C St. He was a carpenter who had come here from Cleveland Co. a year ago. His body was sent home.Age at Death: Place of Death: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NCSource:
Notes: have lost two useful and good members of my church in the last three months: Brother William Hall died December 10, 1898. Brother Thomas Williams died March 6, 1899. Brother Hall was fifty-six years old August 4, 1898. Brother Williams was seventy-six years old.
This is a special project of the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County in celebration of the Library's centennial year. It addresses a long-standing need to record and preserve the visual history of the African American Community.
Voice in the Wilderness by LeGette Blythe, portrays the influence of Presbyterianism in the signing of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. Image courtesy of the Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library.
Carson Moore was the uncle of Lois Moore Yandle. He left the mill in 1916 and joined the Charlotte Police Department.
Rameses Temple members pose in front of the Brevard Street Library - July 28, 1944. Opened in 1905, the Brevard Street Library was the first to serve North Carolina's black community.
January 1960 - Charlotte's city and county schools are combined into a single large district, becoming one of the largest in the nation.
November 21, 1960 - "Stay" goes to the top of the charts.
November 22, 1965 - The homes of four local civil rights leaders are bombed in Charlotte.
June 6, 1966 - The new AME Zion Publishing House is dedicated.