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The Charlotte News 5/23/1907, p. 5
FIRE WORKS TONIGHT
The Carnival Continues to be Visited by a Large Crowd.
From left to right, seated, are: J. E. Grisby, Second Ward High; C. L. Blake, West Charlotte High; Mrs. Cordelia E. Stiles, supervisor; W. G. Byers, Fairview Elementary; Mrs. Gwendolyn Cunningham, Double Oaks Elementary; and C. E. Moreland, Northwest Junior High.
York Road High School was completed in 1956, the last all-black school constructed. The school was never actually located on York Road, but it was given this name so that people could find it. It began as a junior high, but added grades until it became a senior high in 1959.
April 20, 1971 - The Supreme Court upholds Judge McMillan’s order in the Swann case.
October 28, 1972 - Police beat student at East Mecklenburg.
March 15, 1992 - An African American Album is presented to the public.
March 1993 - Dee Sumpter founds Mothers of Murdered Offspring.
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s voice filled the gymnasium on the Smith campus. His address was the highlight of the university's 1967 centennial celebration.
On March 1, 1961, Tena Doby opened her beauty salon on Beatties Ford Rd. She stands here (on the right) with her mother, Bessie B. Franks, and sister, Jessie Lee Irby.
On March 1, 1961, Tena Doby opened her beauty salon on Beatties Ford Rd. She stands here (on the right) with her mother, Bessie B. Franks, and sister, Jessie Lee Irby.
Each year on the second Sunday in September, hundreds gathered in Charlotte's Brooklyn neighborhood to experience the parade honoring Bishop C. M. Grace.
Each year on the second Sunday in September, hundreds gathered in Charlotte's Brooklyn neighborhood to experience the parade honoring Bishop C. M. Grace.
This photo was taken on the front steps of barracks # 5 at Camp Greene in May of 1918. These soldiers had performed a program at the Selwyn Hotel in Charlotte the prior week. From left to right -
